Description

Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 21.89 g. Capture of Mons. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Victory flying; a city, beyond. MONTIBVS . IN . HANNO NIA . CAPTIS. In exergue: MDCCIX. Plain edge. 39.8 mm. Eimer 440. MI ii 362/202. van Loon V, 149,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-20. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Leu Numismatik, Zurich.

The siege of Mons took place between 19 September and 23 October 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It saw a Franco-Spanish garrison in the fortified town of Mons, then in the Spanish Netherlands, besieged and captured by a force of the Duke of Marlborough's Grand Alliance army under the command of the Prince of Orange. Owing to high Allied and French losses at Malplaquet, the capture of Mons was the final significant engagement of the campaign of 1709.