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NYINC Signature Sale 3053  17-18 January 2017
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Lot 36800

Estimate: 1000 USD
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William III silver "Toleration Act" Medal 1689 MS61 NGC, Eimer-314, MI 683/64, 50mm.  By Philipp Heinrich Muller. Struck at Nuremberg. Lettered edge, housed in an NGC "Jumbo" holder.. A large, silver medal commemorating religious freedom given to those who dissented from the Church of England as long as they pledged certain allegiances. William is hereby depicted as the restorer of liberty and the preserver of religious freedom. The reverse imagery features Britannia and William holding hands, Religion and Liberty behind, and a Bible above. Stunning, with pewter-gray patina and golden highlights that cling to the devices.

Estimate: 1000-1200 USD
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