Silver medal of James VIII, The Old Pretender

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This silver medal of James VIII, 'The Old Pretender', was issued in 1704.

Silver medal of James VIII and III, on the protection of Louis XIV, by Norbert Roettier, 1704

With the death of James VII in 1701, his son led the Jacobite Cause. James VIII to the Jacobites, he was the Old Pretender to his enemies.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-573-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1962.921
• Date: 1704
  
• Material: Silver
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 28 mm
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: James VIII and III
  Louis XIV of France
  Norbert Roettier (Maker)
  
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