© NOONANS
© NOONANS
Medal - Anne Union; silver
1707 year| Silver | 103.53 g | 70 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Anne (1707-1714) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1707 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 103.53 g |
| Diameter | 70 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#404928 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Statue of Anne as Pallas, standing with spear and shield
Lettering: NOVÆ PALLADIVM TROIÆ
Translation: The Palladium of the New Troy
Comment
Hawkins: This medal is placed by Van Loon and others amongst those which commemorate the Queen's accession, but, comparing the decoration of her person with that on other medals of about 1707 and 1708, there can be little doubt but that they were all struck about the same period. It is probably by John Croker. The device of the reverse points to the Act of Union between England and Scotland as the event commemorated, and as constituting a new kingdom, of which Anne is considered the Palladium, or defence, as the statue of Pallas was deemed for Troy so long as it remained within its walls.
