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Medal commemorating Barcelona relieved, 1706
Medal commemorating Barcelona relieved, 1706. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne in low dress, hair tied in a knot at the top of the head (left). Legend: 'ANNA . D : G . MAG . BR . FRA . ET . HIB : REG .' Reverse: View of the town and harbour with shipping, clouds and sun eclipsed above. Legend: 'BARCELONA . LIB . GALLIS . FVG.' (Barcelona relieved, French put to flight.) Exergue: 'I . MAII . MDCCVI.' The obverse is signed by Croker's initials I.C.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0854 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Croker, John |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Barcelona, 1706 |
| Date made: | 1706 |
| People: | Queen Anne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |