N/A. English: White metal medallion d. = 44 mm. Louis XIV, King of France 1643 - 1715 and Anna, Queen of Great Britain, 1702 - 1714. This medal commemorates the victory of the Duke of Marlborough over the French Marshal Duc de Villeroi. Minerva (Queen Anne) subdues a Roman warrior (Louis XIV). Curved above: 'LUDOVICVS MAGNVS ANNA MAIOR'/ Victory walking l. At r. 4 lines on a shield: 'CLADES GALLOR IN BRAB 23 MAI'. 4 l. in exergue: XII· VRBES CVM PROVINCIIS INTRA XV D: RECEPTÆ· 1706'. All surrounded by 12 shields inscribed: 'BRVSELLA MECHLINIA LIERA ANTVERPIA FVRNA ALOSTVM ATHVM ALDENARDA BRVGÆ
N/A. English: White metal medallion d. = 44 mm. Louis XIV, King of France 1643 - 1715 and Anna, Queen of Great Britain, 1702 - 1714. This medal commemorates the victory of the Duke of Marlborough over the French Marshal Duc de Villeroi. Minerva (Queen Anne) subdues a Roman warrior (Louis XIV). Curved above: 'LUDOVICVS MAGNVS ANNA MAIOR'/ Victory walking l. At r. 4 lines on a shield: 'CLADES GALLOR IN BRAB 23 MAI'. 4 l. in exergue: XII· VRBES CVM PROVINCIIS INTRA XV D: RECEPTÆ· 1706'. All surrounded by 12 shields inscribed: 'BRVSELLA MECHLINIA LIERA ANTVERPIA FVRNA ALOSTVM ATHVM ALDENARDA BRVGÆ GANDAVIVM DAMIVM LOVANIVM' for 12 cities Brussels, Mechelen, Lier, Antwerp, Furnes (Veurne), Aalst, Ath, Oudenarde (Oudenaarde), Bruges (Brugge), Ghent (Gent), Damme, Leuven (Louvain), succumbed to the British allies in the aftermath of the Battle of Ramillies. Edge lettering: 'DOMINVS TRADIDIT EVM IN MANVS FŒMINÆ IVDITH · C ·'. Eimer 421. Medallist: (Philipp Heinrich Müller), 1654 Augsburg - 1719 Augsburg, Germany. Condition: Good VERY FINE+ with much lustre left. 1706. Berlin-George 177 Battle of Ramillies & Seizure of 12 Flanders Towns in the War of the Spanish Succession. Medal 1706. Obverse
Size: 2273px × 2198px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /, /., 1706., berlin-george.
