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Ref: 5475 |
House
of Orange Supporters Club circa 1813, white metal medal, rare
Rev:
VIRESQUE ACQUIRIT EUNDO (‘it gains strength as it goes’) within laurel wreath
References:
BHM 774; E -; Withers 1865; DW 171/543 Provenance:
ex Roy Baldwin collection Notes:
In 1813 the Dutch rose against the French occupiers with cries of ‘Oranje Boven!’ (the sense of which is ‘Orange For Ever!’), in support of
the exiled House of Orange. Withers calls this a medal of the ‘One and All
Society’ and states that ‘Oranje Boven’ is the name of a Dutch folk song emphasizing the
links between the Netherlands and the Dutch royal family. Price:
£95 |
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