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Medal commemorating the successes of the Allies in Spain and Brabant, 1706
Medal commemorating the successes of the allies in Spain and Brabant, 1706. Obverse: A radiant sun with human face, surmounted by the crown of Spain (centre), a crown at three points (right), (left) and (below), indicating the Empire, England and Holland. Legend: 'MIT GOTT DVRCH M . O . G . VND L, WIRDS DA VND DORTEN WIEDER HELL.' (With God, by Marlborough, Overkirk, Galway, and Leake, it shall shine abroad.) Reverse: The sun eclipsed (centre), at each corner an inscription, 'BARCELONA LIBERATA A . 1706 . 12 . MAI . ECLIPSIS SOLIS. - MADRITVM OCCVP . m . MAI. - TIRLEMONT . CLADES . m . MAI. BRABANTIA OCCVP. m. MAI.' (Barcelona relieved and the eclipse of the sun, 12 May, 1706 - Madrid occupied, May - Brabant occupied, May - Defeat at Tirlemont, May.) Underneath a spray of drooping lilies. (School of Nuremberg)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0320 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Nürnberger, Georg Friedrich |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Conquest of Brabant, 1706; War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Barcelona, 1706 |
| Date made: | 1706 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 x 38 mm |