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Medal - Victories over Louis XIV white metal
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1706 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Anna (Queen Anne of Great Britain) personified as Minerva, helmeted and in armour holding a spear, dominates the fallen figure of Louis XIV depicted as a Roman warrior, with scattered arms and armour in the lower field. The legend LUDOVICUS MAGNUS appears to the left and ANNA MAIOR to the right, in the field around the central composition. |
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| Reverse description | A besieged fortified tower at centre, with defenders on the battlements and attacking soldiers in the foreground and flanks; arrows fly through the field to the right, and smoke billows to the left. The circular Latin legend runs around the upper portion of the field, with the date MDCVI appearing in the lower right. |
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| Mintage | 1706 |
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