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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.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0856 |
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| 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 |