Medal Commemorating the Battle of Vélez-Málaga. Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse.

Medal struck in France by order of the Count of Artois in 1818 to commemorate the Battle of Vélez-Málaga (1704), under the direction of Puymaurin and engraved by Gayrard. It was the most significant battle of the War of the Spanish Succession to take place off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, despite the fact that there was no clear winner and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

On the obverse of the medal is a depiction of the French Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse, and the words "LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON COMTE DE TOULOUSE AMIRAL DE FRANCE" (Louis Alexandre of Bourbon, Count of Toulouse, Admiral of France) with the engraver's signature below it.

On the back is a winged female figure in chains. She is holding a feather in one hand while the other writes on a shield supported by a mast, which is adorned with fleur-de-lis flags and the inscription "VELEZ-MALAGA." Alongside the figure are various symbols of the battle and the inscription "BRITANNIS BATAVIS QUE DEVICTIS" (Britons and Batavians defeated). The signatures of the director of the mint and the engraver also appear, with the following inscription on the exergue: "XXIV AOUST MDCCIV" (August 24, 1704).