Medal - Anne Attempted Invasion of Scotland, bronze

€404,932.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1708
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: John Croker
Reverse: Samuel Bull
Reference(s) Eimer#430
Obverse descriptionBust of Queen Anne in low dress, hair tied in a knot at the top of the head.
Obverse letteringANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG :
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBritannia, armed, running and protecting Scotia (crouching at her feet) from the French fleet; this, with the exception of the Salisbury engaging an English vessel in the foreground (left) is in flight in the distance.
Reverse letteringCLASSE . GALL . FVG. AD . FRETVM . EDENBVRG . XIV . MARTII . MDCCVIII .
(Translation: The French fleet put to flight. In the Firth of Edingburgh, 14 March 1708.)
Reverse script
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810)
Mintage1708  - -
Catalog ID7936592590
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