medal
- Museum number
- G3,EM.252
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Two Fames, with trumpets, hold a map of the conquered provinces: a town in the distance. (reverse)
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Bust of Anne, left, hair tied in a knot at the top of the head, lovelock on the left shoulder, in gown with straps on the shoulder, and mantle. (obverse)
- Production date
- 1706
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 34.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Not uncommon.
The obverse of this medal is varied as Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: p256.49.
It commemorates the battle of Ramillies, by which the French were so completely disorganized and dismayed that Flanders and Brabant were abandoned almost without a struggle, and acknowledged Charles of Austria as their legitimate sovereign. The Allies were commanded by Marlborough and Overkirk, and the French by Villeroy, who was so anxious to keep to himself all the glory of a victory, and at the same time so confident of success, that he determined to attack the Allies before the arrival of Marsin, already on his march from Alsace with considerable reinforcements to join him. Marlborough's humanity to his prisoners was conspicuous on this occasion, and drew a just and generous eulogium from a French writer: "He always showed the utmost attention to his prisoners, and set the example of that humanity which has since soothed the horrors and calamities of war." (Duclos, ‘Mém. Sec. sur le Règne de Louis XIV. &c.’, Paris, 1864, Vol. I. p. 123.)
See Rapin de Thoyras, Paul, ‘The Metallick History of the Reigns of William III and Queen Mary, Queen Anne, and King George I. [N. Tindal’s edition.], London, 1747, iv. 7; Van Loon, Gerard, ‘Histoire Métallique des XVII. Provinces des Pays-Bas’, 5 vol. La Haye, 1732-1837 (fol) [There is also an edition in Dutch, but with different paging], V. 33; Thesaurus Numismatum Modernorum hujus Seculi, &c., Norinbergiæ, 585.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Battle of Ramillies
- Acquisition date
- 1825
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- G3,EM.252
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (284) (92)
