FREDERICK HENRY of Nassau, 1625-1647 AD AR, Teston
Obv: FRED. HENR. D. G. PRIN. AV. R. CO. NA.
Bust of Frederic-Henri de Nassau, right, bare head and beardless
Rev: SOLI. DEO. HONOR. [ET GL]ORIA.
Crowned shield.
PA.4605 var.
Condition: VF.
Weight: 8.66 g.
Diameter: 27.45 mm.
Frederick Henry, 29 January 1584 / 14 March 1647. Was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the last seven years of his life, he was also the stadtholder of Groningen (1640-1647).
As the leading soldier in the Dutch wars against Spain, his main achievement was the successful Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629.