Description

Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 28.97 g. Battle of Blenheim, Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. By F. Kleiner. Two Victories support three shields bearing the portraits of EVGEN . DVX . SABAVD . / LVDOV . WILH . MARCH . BADEN . / IOHANN . DVX . MARLEBVRG. A band beneath inscribed HIS TVTELARIBVS. PROBATA SOCIORVM VIRTVS FIDESQVE. In exergue: FRANCONIA SERVATA SVEVIA LIBERATA 1704. Rv. Genius of Danube looking to Victory seated amidst pile of arms with shield inscribed XIII AVG. TALLARD . FR . MARESCH . CVM MVLT . DVCIB . ET . X MILLIB . MILIT . CAPTIS. In exergue: GALLIS BAVARISQVE DEVICTIS. Edge: DEFENSA FORTITER CONTRA GALLOS ET BOIOARIOS GERMANIA . FK. 44.8 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 262/58. van Loon IV, 424,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-7. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine.

From the auction Leu Numismatik 78, Zurich, November 2000, lot 392.

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.

This medal was struck at Nuremberg.