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Description: | Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne in low dress, hair tied in a knot at the top of the head (left). Legend: 'ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG :'. Reverse: Britannia, armed, running and protecting Scotia (crouching at her feet) from the French fleet; this, with the exception of the Salisbury engaging an English vessel in the foreground (left) is in flight in the distance. Legend: 'CLASSE . GALL . FVG.' (The French fleet put to flight.) Exergue: 'AD . FRETVM . EDENBVRG . XIV . MARTII . MDCCVIII .' (In the Firth of Edingburgh, 14 March 1708.)
caption: Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals J. Croker Salisbury 1698 (French) S. Bull Queen Anne | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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