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Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702
Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne draped (left). Legend: 'ANNA . DG . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA'. Reverse: Hercules with his foot on the dragon arresting a French soldier (left) attempting to carry off the Golden Fleece. Legend: 'NON DOLO NEC ARTE SED APERTO MARTE' (Not by deceit nor by stratigem but by open war). Exergue: 'MDCCII'. Sir George Rooke as Hercules, or Jason under the form of Hercules destroys the Spanish dragon and rescues the Golden Fleece.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0147 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Boskam, J. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702 |
| Date made: | 1702 |
| People: | Queen Anne; Rooke, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm |