SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 22.79 g. Capture of Tournay. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Pallas seated, beside military trophies; town in the distance. TORNACO . EXPVGNATO. In exergue: MDCCIX. Plain edge. 39.6 mm. Eimer 437. MI ii 354/190. van Loon V, 141,6. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-12. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.
From the auction Münz Zentrum Albrecht + Hoffmann GmbH, Cologne, lot 2907.
The siege of Tournai was a siege of the city of Tournai, then part of the Kingdom of France, between 28 June and 3 September 1709. A Grand Alliance army under the British Duke of Marlborough successfully forced the surrender of the French garrison during the War of the Spanish Succession.