Description

Anne, 1702-1714. Gold Medal 1704, 49.91 g. Battle of Blenheim. By J. Boskam. Bust of Anne, draped and bound hair. ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. In exergue: I . BOSKAM . F. Rv. Battlefield with Danube in the Distance; in foreground Duke of Marlborough mounted, commanding. DE . GALL . ET . BAV . ITERVM . AD . DANVB . MARIB . DVCE. In exergue: DELETO . HOST . ING . EXERC . MDCCIIII. Plain edge. 44 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 255/48. van Loon IV, 427,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-9. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

From the auction Spink & Son Numismatics 19, Zurich, April 1986, lot 834.

The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory - led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy - ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.