medal
- Museum number
- M.8020
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Bust of Prince Eugene, right, hair long, in lace cravat, armour, collar and badge of the Golden Fleece. (obverse)
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The angel with flaming sword destroying the army of Sennacherib. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1704
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 36.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Somewhat rare.
There are two dies of the reverse; in this example the figures are larger than the other (see registration no. M.8021 for the other die). That with the small figures was the first executed, as it exhibits cracks and marks of failure. This medal is a companion to the one of the Duke of Marlborough by the same artist (Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: p256.50 (registration no. G3,F.D.496)), and was issued on the same occasion. Prince Eugene commanded the right wing of the allied army at Blenheim. The victory on the Theiss, alluded to on the edge, was that obtained over the Turks at Zenta in 1697, when 20,000 men were left dead upon the field, 10,000 were driven into the river, and all their ammunition, cannon, baggage, etc., fell into the hands of the conqueror. The device of the reverse seems to have been selected, partly because the legend supplied a pun on the name of Eugene, or "good angel". The reference to II. Kings, xix. relates to the type and not to the legend.
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, iii. 5; 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. 427; Thesaurus Numismatum Modernorum hujus Seculi, &c., Norinbergiæ, 392.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Battle of Blenheim
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- M.8020
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (258) (53)