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Medalet - George II Battle of Dettingen

Location United Kingdom
Year 1743
Type Commemorative medal
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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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