Description: | Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne crowned, in a low dress, lovelock on the shoulder, mantle fastened with brooch in front (left). Legend: 'ANNA . D . G . MAG . ET UNITAE BRITA . FRA . ET HIB . REGINA.' Reverse: Inscription, 'QVOD DEVS ET REGES LEGITIMI HENRICVS ROSIS IACOBVS NOMINIBVS ANNA REGNIS CONIVNXERVNT LVDOVICVS XIV . GALL . REX PRINCIPE SVPPOSITIO SEPARARE AVSVS EST . D . XXIV . MART . MDCCVIII.' (What God and legitimate sovereigns have united, Henry by roses, James by name and Anne by kingdom, Louis XIV, King of France, has attempted to separate by a suppositious Prince, 24 March 1708.)
caption: Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708; reverse |