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Description: | Medal commemorating the expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Anne (left), crowned, lovelock on left shoulder, gown fastened with a brooch. Legend: 'ANNA . DEI . GRA : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA.' Reverse: View of Vigo harbour with vessels burning inside. Large ships lying before the narrow mouth of the harbour, near a fort. Legend: 'CAPTA . ET . INCENSA . GAL . ET . HISP . CLASSE'. (French and Spanish fleets taken and burnt.) Exergue: 'AD . VIGVM . XII . OCT : MDCCII'.
caption: Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Queen Anne | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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