Medal, silver, struck in commemoration of the battle of Malquet
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1709
This commemorative medal celebrates the victory of the British and the forces of the Holy Roman Emperor over the French at Malplaquet in the Spanish Netherlands (now France) on 31 August 1709.
Queen Anne is portrayed on one side, crowned and wearing an embroidered gown with the collar and star of the Garter. On the reverse is an allegorical figure of Victory, flying with two laurel wreaths above French entrenchments under attack in a wood. John Croker, or Johann Crocker, (1670-1741) was born in Dresden in Saxony and was apprenticed to a jeweller. He became a leading medallist, being appointed Assistant Engraver to the London Mint in 1697 and Chief Engraver in 1705.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Depth 0.25 cm; Diameter 4.7 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Struck silver
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O77454
- Museum object number
- 1894-1902
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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