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Description: | Counter commemorating the expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne draped (left), hair bound with fillet, lovelock on right shoulder, gown fastened with a brooch. Legend: 'ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . R.' Reverse: Plan of the town and harbour, forts inscribed; ships in the foreground, some on fire. Legend: 'ANGLOR . ET . BATAV . VIRTVTE.' (By the valour of English and Dutch.) Exergue: 'INCENS . CLASSE OPES AMERIC . INTERCEPT. 1702' (The fleet being burnt, the American treasure is intercepted). Forts inscribed: 'REDOND[ELLA] . VIGOS . BOC[AS] . CONG[AS].'
caption: Counter commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | J.G. Lauffer Queen Anne | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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