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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: | MEC1128 |
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| 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; Croker, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |