Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 7 21 Jun 2017
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British Commemorative Medals, Anne, British Victories, silver medal, 1704, by Georg Hautsch, bust l., rev. DIVES TRIVM PHIS ANGLIA, Britannia sits before palm decorated with three shields, in the distance ships attack Gibraltar, and a nereid offers Britannia a naval crown, lettered edge: IN OMNI GENTE, QVÆ AVDIERIT NOMEN TVVM, MAGNIFICABITVR SVPER TE DEVS ISRAEL. IVDITH. XIII.31, 40.5mm. (MI.270/70; Eimer 411; vL. IV, 454; MH.135), beautifully toned with a hint of lustre, extremely fine, scarce
The medal celebrates British victories on land against the French and Bavarians at Donauwerth (after Schellenberg and Blenheim [Hochstädt]) and at sea against the French at Gibraltar. The lettered edge attributes the victories to the will of God, and here, as with Judith, the victor is a woman.
Estimate: 400-500 GBP
The medal celebrates British victories on land against the French and Bavarians at Donauwerth (after Schellenberg and Blenheim [Hochstädt]) and at sea against the French at Gibraltar. The lettered edge attributes the victories to the will of God, and here, as with Judith, the victor is a woman.
Estimate: 400-500 GBP