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Description: | Medal commemorating the capture of Gibraltar and action off Malaga, 1704. Obverse: Bust of Anne (left), hair bound with pearls, lovelock on right shoulder, in gown and mantle, tied in a knot on left shoulder. Legend: 'ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG :'. Reverse: Neptune in his sea chariot (left) presents his trident, decorated with crown, and a mural crown to Britannia, standing upon the shore, with helmet, shield and spear. Legend: 'VICTORIAE . NAVALES .' Exergue: 'CALPE . EXPVG . ET . GALL . VICT . MDCCIV.' (Gibraltar taken and the French defeated 1704.)
caption: Medal commemorating the capture of Gibraltar and action off Malaga, 1704; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the capture of Gibraltar and action off Malaga, 1704; 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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