Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Netherlands, House of Orange, William V and Louisa Wilhelmina, cast Silver Openwork Royalist Supporters' Badge, 1787, facing busts, date below, 44mm x 31mm including integral suspension loop (vLoon 720). About extremely fine, toned.
In 1787 the Queen was prevented from visiting the Hague by an anti-monarchist militia. She complained to her brother, Frederick William II of Prussia, who sent an army into the Netherlands to quell dissent. The present badge is part of a series made in support of the House of Orange.
Estimate: £80-120
In 1787 the Queen was prevented from visiting the Hague by an anti-monarchist militia. She complained to her brother, Frederick William II of Prussia, who sent an army into the Netherlands to quell dissent. The present badge is part of a series made in support of the House of Orange.
Estimate: £80-120