Silver medal (obverse) commemorating the Treaty of Union

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This is the obverse of a silver medal commemorating the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England in 1707. The obverse was engraved by John Croker.

The obverse shows the head and shoulders of Queen Anne. The Latin inscription around the rim translates as 'Anne by the grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.

The Treaty united the parliaments of Scotland and England. The Union of the Crowns had taken place in 1603.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-202-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1952.770
• Date: 1707
  
• Material: Silver
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 35 mm D
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Anne
  John Croker (Maker)
  Samuel Bull (Maker of reverse)
  
• Where:
• Event:
• Description: Silver medal on the Union of Scotland and England, obverse by John Croker and reverse by Samuel Bull, 1707
  
• References:
  • Medallic Illustrations II 
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