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  Betts Medals

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This set will contain Betts medals that are listed by Betts and some unlisted medals that could fit into the Betts series if it were to ever be revised.

62 items (showing items 1–20)

	1559 Philip II " King of the New World" Betts-5. Spain, 1559. This medal is within the first few medals where Betts begins his work. Obverse signed I. PAVL. POG. F. (Gianpaolo Poggini). Brass, cast and gilt. Obverse features a Bust of Philip II. PHILIPPVS. II. HISPAN. ET NOVI ORBIS OCCIDVI REX. Translated Philip, King of Spain and of the New Western World. Reverse features a Bust of Isabella of Valois. ISABELLA. VALES. PHILIPPI. II. HISP. REGIS. VX. Translated Isabella of Valois, wife of Philip II, King of Spain. Isabella was Philip's third wife. This medal was struck to Commemorate their Marriage on June 22, 1559. Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, King of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England, as husband of Mary I, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as duke or count; and King of Portugal and the Algarves as Philip I from 1580. Included in his reign was the vast empire in the Americas, including New Spain and Peru.
	1602 Holland Rivals Spain for the New World, Betts-21. 1602. Silver.Obverse legend is translated They are able to do what seems to be possible. Obverse Show the Spanish Galleon St. Jago in between two Dutch ships, illustrating when the Dutch Drove the Spanish Galleon Ashore , at St. Helena. Reverse shows Philip II of Spain's horse leaping into the New World closely pursued by the lion of Dutch Zeeland. The Legend on on the left side can be translated One world does not suffice or the World in not enough. Which is also the Scottish Bond Family motto and was used by Ian Flemming James Bond Title the World in not enough. Many say this important medal has the clearest connection to the larger history of the western hemisphere than any seen in Betts to this point. The Spanish Dutch rivalry between lasted the better part of the century to come. NGC AU-50.
	1658 Duke of Dampville - Viceroy of America B-39. Silver. Obverse is an armored bust of Francis Christopher de Levi, Duc de Dampville. The inscription around names him PROREX AMERICAE (''Viceroy of America''). Reverse shows De Dampville's arms beneath a ducal coronet. The only medal struck for an intendant of La Nouvelle France (Canada). Dies by I. HARDY F Restike 1860-79 Bee and Argent.
	1664 Foundation of the Societies of Merchants to Both Indies Betts-40. 1664. Obverse signed I. MAVGER. F. Bronze. Obverse shows a bust of Louis XIV. Legend translates as Louis XIV, Most Christian King. Reverse are Symbols of trade. The forerunner to John Law's Compagnie des Indes, the Society was founded under Colbert's regime as a counterpoise to England's merchant adventurer companies and was basically an arm of the state. Plain Edge. Cleaned. NCS AU.
	1666 Conquest of St. Christopher Betts-42. 1666. Copper. This medal was struck to commemorate the conquest of St. Christopher. St. Christopher was settled by France and Brittian. The French ejected the British in 1666 only to have them retern the next year. The obverse features a bust of Louis XIII. The reverse is according to Betts and Indian Queen. She is holding the shield of France with the shield of Britain at her feet. Exergue is translated The French colony established. England driven from the island of St. Christopher 1666. Plain Edge.NGC MS-64. Provenance: John J. Ford
	1670 Colonization Medal Betts-44. 1670. Silver. Unsigned (by C. Roettier) Obverse features Busts of Charles II and Queen Catherine. Reverses displays a globe. The Legend translates The Briton dispersed over the globe. The reverse is considered slightly ambiguous in meaning. The legend suggest British colonization around the globe and considering the political marriage shown on the obverse lends additional support to this theory. NGC VF-30.
	1674 French Colony at Martinique Preserved. Betts-48. 1674. Copper. Struck to commemorate the victory by the French at Martinique, which is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Martinique was attacked by the British in 1666 and 1667 unsuccessfully. The island was guaranteed to the French by the Treaty of Breda in 1667 however during the second part of the struggle for the Spanish Netherlands the Dutch attempted an invasion in 1674. The terrible defeat of Admiral Michael Adrian Ruiter's invasion fleet with great loss of life. Obverse is a bust of Louis XIV. The reverse in translated the American Colony of the French victorious. The bottom translated the Dutch slain and put to flight at Martinique, 1674. NGC MS64. Provenance: John J. Ford
	1676 French Colony at Cayenne Retaken. Betts-50. 1676. Bronze. Obverse features a Bust of Louis XIV. There is a rim break at left although it is very minimal. On the reverse shows Neptune in aid of France in seizing the town of Cayenne. Cayenne was the center of the French colony on the north east coast of South America, which is now known as Guiana. The Compagnie des Indes was given a monopoly on its trade when founded in 1664. The second war of the Spanish Netherlands combined with intense commercial rivalry led to open warfare. The destruction of Admiral Ruiter's fleet in 1674 at Martinique removed the threat to French Cayenne, which is what this medal commemorates. This is Described by Stacks cataloguer as Reverse A in the Ford Sale. AU Condition. Provenance: John J. Ford
	1676 French Colony at Cayenne Retaken. Betts-50. 1676. Same as medal above. With the exception that this is reverse B. This was the sole example in the Ford sale with this reverse signed I. MAVGER F. NGC MS-65. Provenance: John J. Ford
	1677 Victory at Tabago and French Colony Preserved B-52. France, 1677. Bronze. This commemorates the victory over the Dutch fleet and the French colony preserved at Tobago, which made way for the French to take the island. This was just one part in the European battle for dominance of the valuable islands of the West Indies. J. Mavger F. NGC MS-62 BN.
	1677 Victory at Tabago and French Colony Preserved B-58. Nuremberg, 1677. Brass. Commemorating the same event as previous medal. Dies by Lazarus Gottlieb Laufer, mint-master in Nuremberg. Most of these medal seen come in very low grades. NGC AU-50.
	1687 Recovery of Treasure St. Domingo B-67. London, 1687. Obverse features Busts of James II and Queen Mary. Obverse signed G B (George Bower). The reverse is a view almost as if looking through a telescope, of Sir William Phipps' treasure recovery vessel laying off the wreck of the Spanish treasure ship Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion. She has put out a longboat which has lowered a man over the side to work the wreck, parts of whose ribs can be seen protruding from the shoaling water. The enterprise is being conducted beneath a cloudless sky. The recovered treasure made Phipps ,earning him a knighthood, and George Monck, Duke of Albermarle. Some theorize that the silver used was from some of the recovered silver. Dies by George Bower. NGC MS-61. Provenance: Strathtay Collection
	1693 Felicitas Domus Augustae. B-75. 1693. Bronze Obverse is a bust of Louis XIV. The reverse is the Dauphin and Dukes of Burgundy, Anjou, and Berry. Felicitas Domus Augustae is translated The pride of the Royal house. Some examples in Gold and Silver were given to the Indians as peace or valor medals. Holed through rim from back for wearing to display the front to fullest effect and quite interesting as such. J. Mavger. F. NCS. Provenance: John J. Ford, Ex. Marcel Platt 1967
	1697 Cathagena Captured B-84 Ob / 83 Rev. . 1697. Bronze. Struck to commemorate the capture of Cartagena. The capture brought treasure worth an estimated 100 million in today's dollars to the French. Cartagena which also known as Cartagena de las Indias or Cartagena of the Indies, is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia.It was founded about 1533. Cartagena was a key port in the Spanish treasure shipment system. Its defenses repelled several attacks such as Sir Francis Drake in 1533 and Admiral Vernon in 1741, which made its capture by the French in 1697 that much more remarkable. The obverse is a bust of Louis XIV. The reverse translates the treasure of the Spaniards carried away. The bottom translates the American Carthage taken by storm 1697. This medal is mention in Betts as a mule but not separately numbered. NGC MS-63 BN.
	1697 Carthagena Captured B-86. 1697. Bronze. Obverse Louis XIV.Reverse shows Victory inscribing on shields the names of battles won by French arms in the New World, Flanders, and Spain. J. MAVGER. F. NGC MS-64. Provenance: John J. Ford
	1702 Vigo Bay B-95. 1702. Brass.The battle of Vigo Bay is described in the next medal. This obverse of this medal is a copy of Betts 98. The reverse is translaed by the bravery of the English and Dutch. The exergue is translated the fleet burned, and American treasure captured. Most examples of this medal are seen in very worn condition. This medal was struck by Lazarus Gottlieb Laufer. NGC AU-58.
	1702 Vigo Bay B-97. 1702. Silver. Struck to Commemorate the English and Dutch capture, burning, and sinking of the French and Spanish treasure fleet at Vigo Bay. The French and Spanish lost 2,000 and the English and Dutch 800. The victors recovered silver worth about 14,000 pounds. A sum of an estimated three million pounds had been unloaded and taken away before the battle. British guinea coins of 1703 bear the word VIGO to commemorate the battle.The obverse features Queen Anna and the inscription is translated Anna, by the grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland. The obverse shows Vigo Harbor. By John Croker. Described as Dies A in the Ford collection. NGC MS-61.
	1701 John Law. Credit Is As Dead As A Rat B-115. 1701. Silver. Obverse is of a man apparently dead on the ground his now worthless wallet with letters of credit beside him. Reverse features an empty suit seen from behind with date 1701 on the waist. The types and legends refer to a drying up of credit and contingent mass bankruptcy but not necessarily the collapse of Law's Mississippi scheme. Interesting that now 200 years later America finds itself in a severely constricted credit market and people with notes and letters of credit that are worthless. Surely their are some John Law's of the day that are responsible for similar fraud. NGC XF-40. Provenance: John J. Ford Ex. Henry Christensen's sale of September 20, 1967
	1720 Satirical - John Law B- Unlisted Listed by Adams S-3. 1720. Bronze. Obverse Legend translates " to laugh is to rule". Reverse legend translates " the moon is our leader and Momus [the god of nonsense] is our guide. Most believe this medal does not belong in the John Law series. Alphonse de Witte says the following " This medal was struck in France towards the close of the reign of Louis XIV, as a decoration for a Society of the gay courtiers of that monarch, who called themselves ' the Regiment de la Calotte ' [ Regiment of the Skullcap]. This society proposed to reform the customs and the style of their time by turning everything into ridicule" Considered an associated piece in the Law series because two renowned numismatists have included it in the series. NGC MS-63 BN.
	1720 Louisbourg Founded. B-144. 1720. Copper. Construction by the French began in 1719 along the shores of Havre Louisbourg, known as Louisbourg, as a fortified town along the shores of is on the eastern most point of Cape Breton. Louisbourg soon became an important hub for commerce between France, New France, and French colonies in the West Indies. Louisbourg was first captured in 1745 by the British. It was returned to the French at the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which ended the war of Austrian Succession. It was again taken by the British during the French and Indian war in 1758. The fortress was destroyed by the British in 1760 to avoid any further use by the French. Plain Edge. NGC MS-63BN. Provenance: LaRiviera Collection