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Medalet - George II Battle of Dettingen
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1743 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Britannia seated right, holding a sword raised in her right hand and scales of justice in her left, her foot trampling a prostrate figure representing Envy or defeat. The scene is rendered in high relief against a plain field. An inscription in the exergue records the victory at Dettingen, with the circular legend continuing around the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | PARCERE . SUBIECTIS . ET . DEBELLARE . SUPERBOS. OB GALLOS VICTOS APUD DETTINGEN PER EXER : FÆD : SUB AUSPICIO GEO : II . IUN : 16 . 1743. (Translation: To spare the humble and to subdue the proud, on the defeat of the French at Dettingen by the allied army, under the auspices of George II., 16 June, 1743.) |
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