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Counter commemorating the capture of Sardinia and Minorca, 1708
Counter commemorating the capture of Sardinia and Minorca, 1708. Obverse: Bust of Anne (left), hair bound with pearls, lovelock on right shoulder, in gown and mantle tied in a knot on left shoulder. Legend: 'ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET . HIB : REG :' Reverse: Victory standing on a conch, floating on the sea, holds a palm branch and the English flag; Sardinia and Minorca in the distance, right and left. Legend: 'SARDINIA . ET . BALEARIS . MINOR . CAPTAE' (Sardinia and Minorca taken). Exergue: 'MDCCVIII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1432 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| 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: 24 mm |