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Medal - Anne Battle of Blenheim; gold

Location England (United Kingdom)
Year 1704
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Weight 25.1 g
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Obverse description High-relief draped bust of Queen Anne facing left, her hair elaborately dressed and flowing, with a circular Latin legend around the field. The engraver's name CROKER appears at the base of the truncation.
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Obverse lettering ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REG.
Reverse description Britannia seated left on a globe, holding a spear, gesturing toward a winged Victory figure hovering in the center of the field; to the right, a semi-nude male captive sits despondently among fallen standards, cannon, and military trophies. A two-line Latin legend appears in the exergue below a ground line, with the upper legend arching around the top of the field.
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