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Relief of Barcelona and to the Conquest of Brabant
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1706 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | SOLIS ECLIPSIS . D . 12 . MAI. BARCELLONA OBSIDIONE LIBERATA PHILIPPO ANDEGAV . EX HISP . FVGATO. (Translation: The eclipse of the sun, 12 May. Barcelona delivered from siege by the flight of Philip of Anjou from Spain.) |
| Reverse description | The Duke of Marlborough on horseback tramples defeated enemies underfoot at the centre of the composition, with routed French soldiers and fallen figures surrounding him; to the right, supplicant figures present keys in submission, while a city skyline appears in the left background. The legend arcs across the upper field and continues in a multi-line inscription in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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