Medal - Anne (Attempted Invasion of Scotland; bronze) 1708 front Medal - Anne (Attempted Invasion of Scotland; bronze) 1708 back
Medal - Anne (Attempted Invasion of Scotland; bronze) 1708 photo
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Medal - Anne Attempted Invasion of Scotland; bronze

1708 year
Bronze - 40 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Anne (1707-1714)
Type
Commemorative medals › Military medals
Year
1708
Composition
Bronze
Diameter
40 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#404932
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Britannia, armed, running and protecting Scotia (crouching at her feet) from the French fleet; this, with the exception of the Salisbury engaging an English vessel in the foreground (left) is in flight in the distance.

Lettering:
CLASSE . GALL . FVG.
AD . FRETVM . EDENBVRG . XIV . MARTII . MDCCVIII .

Translation:
The French fleet put to flight.
In the Firth of Edingburgh, 14 March 1708.

Engraver: Samuel Bull