Medal - William V of Orange-Nassau, stadtholder of Netherlands
Issuer Dutch Republic
Type Coronation and election medals
Obverse
Bust of young William V, date of his birth below and legend around in Dutch.
Lettering: :WIL:DEN:VYFDEN:PRINCEN VAN•ORANJE•NASSAU: ❀ G:D:8 MAART / 1748
Reverse
Coat of arms surrounded by seven crowned coats of arms tied together in a circumference. Coat of arms surrounded by seven crowned coats of arms tied together in a circumference. William's majority date and his inauguration below and legend around in Dutch. and his inauguration below and legend around in Dutch.
Lettering: STADHOUDER ADMIRAAL&KAPITEYN GENERAAL VANDE 7 PROVINTIEN D:8:MAART:1766
Basic Information
Category
Exonumia
Ruler
William V, Prince of Orange (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
Yes
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Bronze
Weight
15.9 g
Size
37.5 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
:WIL:DEN:VYFDEN:PRINCEN VAN•ORANJE•NASSAU: ❀ G:D:8 MAART / 1748
Reverse Lettering
STADHOUDER ADMIRAAL&KAPITEYN GENERAAL VANDE 7 PROVINTIEN D:8:MAART:1766
Comments
William V assumed the position of stadtholder and Captain-General of the Dutch States Army on his majority in 1766. However, he allowed the Duke of Brunswick to retain a large influence on the government with the secret Acte van Consulentschap. On 4 October 1767 in Berlin, Prince William married Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, the daughter of Augustus William of Prussia, niece of Frederick the Great and a cousin of George III. (He himself was George III's first cousin). He became an art collector and in 1774 his Galerij Prins Willem V was opened to the public. (Wikipedia)
