medal
- Museum number
- G3,EM.261
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Mars, leaning on a shield decorated with a view of the battle of Malplaquet, and Hercules leaning on a shield having a view of Mons, are seated upon a pedestal decorated with a view of Tournay. On the top of the pedestal Fame places a castral and two laurel crowns. (reverse)
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Bust of Anne, left, hair bound with fillet, lovelocks behind and on the right shoulder, in gown fastened with brooch in front. (obverse)
- Production date
- 1709
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 43.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Very rare.
Hercules and Mars indicate that force and military skill produced the results of this campaign. The legend is somewhat a play of words. The Tower means Tournay, the entrenchments are those at Malplaquet, and the mountains are only to be found in the name of Mons. These victories, it was expected, would lead to a general peace; such too, as we have seen, was the Duke of Marlborough's opinion (See Medallic Illustrations 2, p361.199); but the conduct of Louis XIV defeated these reasonable expectations.
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, viii. 10; 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. 152.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Campaign of 1709
- Acquisition date
- 1825
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- G3,EM.261
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (366) (207)
