Counter of silvered brass, struck in commemoration of the expedition to Vigo Bay, October, 1702. Signed i G L (Johann Gottlieb Lauffer). GERMAN; dated 1702. Diam. 1 inch. Bequeathed by Miss M. E. Waldo-Sibthorp. V&A no. 1892–1902.
Obv. ANNA •D•G•MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · R.. Bust of queen to left
hair bound with fillet, lovelock on the right shoulder, in gown fastened with brooch in front. Rev. ANGLOR · ET · BATAV · VIRTVTE and in the exergue INCENS · CLASSE OPES AMERIC · INTERCEPT · 1702. View of Vigo harbour with the sites marked of REDOND: VIGOS · BOC CONG (Redondela, Vigo, Bocas and Congas).
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