Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 29.09 g. Capture of Tournay. Unsigned. A Spanish ship, with French colours, in heavy seas, on which are bales, one marked DORNIK, of jettisoned cargo. NE PEREAT PERDIT. Rv. City under bombardment. SOLVTA CATENIS INSVRGIT. In exergue: TORNACVM CAP : TVM . MDCCIX. Edge: REGNI COLLAPSA RVVNT IMMANIA MEMBRA . VIRGIL. 44.9 mm. Eimer 436. MI ii 356/193. van Loon V, 141,5. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-11. Selten / Rare. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

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.

This medal intimates that France, having obtained possession of a portion of the Spanish Netherlands, found herself incapable of holding it. But in order that she should not be compelled to abandon it altogether, she was willing to sacrifice a few places in order to preserve the rest.