Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1706, 17.89 g. Battle of Ramillies, Conquest of Brabant. By G. Hautsch. Bust, armoured and draped. IOH . D . G . S . R . I . PR . D . MARL . EXERC . ANGL . C . G. Rv. Mars, bearing shields of Brabant, Flanders and Antwerp, strides over the enemy lying prostrate. PRETIVM NON VILE LABORVM. In exergue: GALLIS ACIE DEVICTIS . BRA . BANTIA . FLANDR . ET : ANT . VVERP . XV . DIER . SP . EREPT . 1706. Edge: MARTE FEROX ET VINCI NESCIVS ARMIS . VIRG. 36.4 mm. Eimer 420. MI ii 287/95. van Loon V, 33,5. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-17. Sehr schön / Very Fine. Rand und Felder überarbeitet / Edge and fields tooled.

From the auction Spink Taisei Numismatics 33, Zurich, April 1990, lot 827.

The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was one of the most significant engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). It was a decisive victory for the Grand Alliance, led by John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, over the French and Bavarian forces under François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi. The battle solidified Marlborough's reputation as one of the greatest military commanders of his time and it marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession, shifting the momentum in favor of the Grand Alliance.