Medal commemorating the capture of Sardinia and Minorca, 1708

Medal commemorating the capture of Sardinia and Minorca, 1708. 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 : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG :'. Reverse: Winged Victory, holding the English flag in her left and a palm branch in her right hand, standing on a shell on the sea, Sardinia and Minorca on either hand in the distance. Legend: 'SARDINIA . ET . BALEARIS . MINOR . CAPTAE .' (Sardinia and Minorca taken.) Exergue: 'MDCCVIII.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0856
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Croker, John
Places: Great Britain
Events: Capture of Sardinia, 1708; War of the Spanish Succession: Capture of Minorca, 1708
Date made: 1708
People: Queen Anne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 mm
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