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Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702

Medal commemorating the Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne draped (left). Legend: 'ANNA . DG . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA'. Reverse: The fleet attacking forts and ships in the harbour. Legend: 'GALL[ORUM] . HISP[ANORUM] . Q[UE] . CLASSE EXPUG[NATA] . COMB[USTA] . CAPT[A]' (French and Spanish fleets defeated burnt and taken). Exergue: 'BRIT . BATAV . Q . EXPEO [sic] AD . VIGOS . MDDCCII' (The British and Dutch expedition to Vigo 1702).
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Object details

ID: MEC0146
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Boskam, J.
Places: Netherlands
Events: War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702
Date made: 1702
People: Queen Anne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 43 mm