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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 15.23 g. Battle of Blenheim, Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: In exergue: CROKER. Rv. Britannia seated upon a globe; Victory in her hand, observes a captive seated on military trophies. DE . GALL : ET . BAV : AD . BLENHEIM. In exergue: CAPT : ET . CÆS : XXXM . SIGN . RELAT . CLXIII . MDCCIV. Plain edge. 34.8 mm. Eimer 409. MI ii 256/49. van Loon IV, 427,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-10. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

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.