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Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702

Medal commemorating the expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Anne (left), crowned, lovelock on left shoulder, gown fastened with a brooch. Legend: 'ANNA . DEI . GRA : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA.' Reverse: View of Vigo harbour with vessels burning inside. Large ships lying before the narrow mouth of the harbour, near a fort. Legend: 'CAPTA . ET . INCENSA . GAL . ET . HISP . CLASSE'. (French and Spanish fleets taken and burnt.) Exergue: 'AD . VIGVM . XII . OCT : MDCCII'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1127
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Croker, John
Events: War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702
Date made: 1702
People: Queen Anne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 37 mm