medal
- Museum number
- G3,FD.290
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Bust of the Earl of Athlone, right, hair long behind, in armour and with badge of the Order of the Elephant suspended to a riband. (obverse)
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An obelisk, decorated with captured standards and shields inscribed with the names of towns. Four Captives are chained to the base, which is inscribed. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1702
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 48.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Rare.
The towns mentioned upon this medal are those in the taking of which the Earl of Athlone was conspicuously engaged in the campaign of 1702. As Theseus succeeded and rivalled Hercules, so was Athlone the successor and rival of William III.
Godard Ginkell, who had commanded in Ireland, was created Earl of Athlone by William III. (See Medallic Illustrations 2, p38.218), and, upon the death of the Prince of Nassau-Saarbrück, 17 Oct. [N. S.l 1702, he was appointed to the chief command of the Dutch troops. He did not long survive these triumphs; for he died of a violent fit of apoplexy at the beginning of the following year, on the 31 Jan./11 Feb.
See 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], IV. 366; Thesaurus Numismatum Modernorum hujus Seculi, &c., Norinbergiæ, 225.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Military success of the Earl of Athlone
- Acquisition date
- 1825
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- G3,FD.290
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (242) (27)
