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Description: | Medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland, 1708. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne draped (left). Legend: 'ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA.' Reverse: The French fleet before the English off the coast of Scotland. Legend: 'FVGERE . NON . FALLERE . TRIVMPHVS.' (To escape, not to deceive is a triumph.) Exergue: 'GALLORVM . CONATVS . IN . SCOTIAM . ANNAE M . VIGILANTIA . ELVSI. CIC IC CCIIX.' (The attempts of the French upon Scotland have been frustrated by the vigilance of the Great Anne, 1708.) Inscription (on edge): 'SIC PVERI NASVM RHINOCEROTIS HABENT.' (Thus boys have the noses of a rhinoceros [or turn up their noses].) (School of Nuremberg)
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 Queen Anne | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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