King - Stadtholder Prince Willim III / J.C Wienecke (K.N.M STRIKE) Obverse: Right-facing portrait of Prince William III, shown laureate with flowing hair and drapery. Inscription: “PRINS WILLEM III.” Reverse: Crowned heraldic shield displaying the combined arms associated with William III, flanked by the dates 1650 (marked with a star) and 1702 (marked with a cross), indicating his year of birth and death. William III, born in 1650 in The Hague, grew up in a world shaped by conflict, political intrigue, and the fragile balance of power within the Dutch Republic. As the son of William II and Mary Stuart, he inherited both the Dutch tradition of republican governance and a strong connection to the English royal line. His rise to the position of stadtholder in 1672—during the disastrous “Rampjaar,” when the Republic was attacked on multiple fronts—marked the beginning of a remarkable political career defined by resilience and determination. William quickly proved himself a capable leader, reorganising the army and forging alliances that eventually halted French expansion under Louis XIV. His life took an extraordinary turn in 1688, when a coalition of English politicians invited him to intervene against the increasingly unpopular James II. William’s landing in England, remembered as the “Glorious Revolution,” was bloodless but transformative. Crowned King of England, Scotland, and Ireland alongside his wife Mary II, he accepted a constitutional framework that limited royal power and strengthened parliamentary authority—changes that still shape British governance today.