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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Charles III. Legend: 'CAROLVS . III . HISPANIAR ET INDIAR . REX . CATHO'. Reverse: Charles protecting an allegorical figure of Barcelona from Philip who throws away his arms and flies. Legend: 'TVTORI AC CONSERVATORI SVO'. Exergue: 'BARCELONA AB OBSID . IRRIT . DVCIS ANDEGAV . LIBERATA . 12 MAII .1706'. (Barcelona relieved from the unsuccessful siege of the Duke of Anjou 12 May 1706'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1319 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Nürnberger, Georg Friedrich; Brünner, Martin Brünner, Martin Nürnberger, Georg Friedrich |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Barcelona, 1706 |
| Date made: | 12 May 1706 |
| People: | King Charles III of Spain |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 42 mm |