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Medal - Battle of Blenheim silver

Location Austrian Empire
Year 1704
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description High-relief armoured bust of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, facing right, wearing a flowing curled wig and pauldron-armoured shoulders with a cravat visible at the neck. The Latin legend runs around the periphery within a raised border.
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Reverse description Dynamic battle scene in high relief depicting Mars Ultor, helmeted and armed with sword and shield inscribed MARS VLTOR, standing over defeated enemies; fallen and struggling figures surround him in the field. The upper legend arcs around the scene, while a four-line commemorative inscription occupies the exergue below a horizontal line.
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