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Counter commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702
Counter commemorating the expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne draped (left), hair bound with fillet, lovelock on right shoulder, gown fastened with a brooch. Legend: 'ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . R.' Reverse: Plan of the town and harbour, forts inscribed; ships in the foreground, some on fire. Legend: 'ANGLOR . ET . BATAV . VIRTVTE.' (By the valour of English and Dutch.) Exergue: 'INCENS . CLASSE OPES AMERIC . INTERCEPT. 1702' (The fleet being burnt, the American treasure is intercepted). Forts inscribed: 'REDOND[ELLA] . VIGOS . BOC[AS] . CONG[AS].'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0489 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | J.G. Lauffer |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702 |
| Date made: | 1702 |
| People: | Queen Anne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm |