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Medal - George I Death of Duke of Marlborough
| Location | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States) |
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| Year | 1722 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Armoured bust of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, facing right, wearing a cuirass with decorative pauldron and a cravat, his long curled wig flowing to the shoulders. The circular legend runs along the raised border of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A winged Victory figure stands in high relief, striding forward over two prostrate figures: Mars, a bearded warrior shown subdued at lower left, and a skeletal personification of Death at lower right, to whom Victory extends a wreath. Victory holds a palm branch in her left hand. The date MDCCXXII appears in the exergue below a ground line. The circular legend occupies the upper field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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