victory, and which formed the crowning one of his labours.)
Ex. ad d a n u b ium g a l l is f u s i s . m dc c iv . (The French defeated
on the Danube, 1704.)
Rev. Within a laurel wreath the inscription, c e l s is s im o s .
E . I . PRINCIPI AO DUCI . DE . MABLEBOBOUG . SECULI . NOSTEI .
HEEOI . PELICISSIMO . GALLOBLTM . BAUABOBUMQUE . VICTOBI
PBOPTEB . CAESOS . FUGATOS SUBHEBSOS . CAPTOS . COMMUNES .
IMPEEII . HOSTES . SACBUM . M.DCO.IV. N. CHEVALIEB . C : PEIV :
(Dedicated to the most renowned Prince of the Holy Roman
Empire and Duke of Marlborough, the most successful Hero
of our age, the Conqueror of the French and the Bavarians,
for having slain, put to flight, drowned, and taken prisoners the
common enemies of the Empire, 1704. Nicolas Chevalier : by
permission.)
1*9. Yan Loon, IY. 440. Thes. Num. 447.
MB. electrotype from Hague, Ht. Very rare.
This medal records the honours conferred upon Marlborough
for the great services which he had rendered to Germany
by the victories of Schellenberg and Blenheim. The Emperor
himself announced to Marlborough his election as Prince of the
Holy Roman Empire, “ this public monument of honour, the
greatest there is in Germany.” The patents were not made
out till November, 1705, when Marlborough visited the Emperor
Joseph at Vienna, and when he received at the same
time the newly-erected principality of Mindelheim in Bavaria.
58. P b in c e E u g e n e . B a t t l e or B l e n h e im .
■^3 August, 1704.
Bust of Prince Eugene, r., hair long, in lace cravat, armour,
collar and badge of the Golden Fleece. Leg, e v g e n i v s e b a n c .
d v x s a b . CJ3S . e x e e . g e n e b . comm. (Eugene Francis, Duke
of Savoy, Commander-General of the Imperial army.) On
truncation, * , the mark of Georg Hautsch.
Rev. The angel with flaming sword destroying the army of
Sennacherib. Leg. g e n i i v i b t v t e b o n i . h . keg . 19. (By the
influence of the good angel.—II. Kings, xix.) Ex. g a l l is bava-
BISQ . CESIS TALLAEDO CUM X . MILI . AD HOCHSTAD . CAPT .
1704. (The French and the Bavarians slain, Tallard with
10,000 soldiers taken at Hochstadt.)
Edge, g l o b ia ad t ib is c vm h v n g ab ijb pa b ta , e en o v a tv b ad
danvbivm g e bm a n o e . (The glory, acquired on the Theiss in
Hungary, is renewed on the Danube in Germany.)
1-45. Rapin, iii. 5. Van Loon, IV. 427. Thes. Num.
892.M
B. 2R. (two varieties). Somewhat rare.
There are two dies of the reverse; one has the figures much
smaller than the other. That with the small figures was the
first executed, as it exhibits cracks and marks of failure. This
medal is a companion to the one of Marlborough by the same
artist (No, 50), and was issued on the same occasion. Prince
Eugene commanded the right wing of the allied army at Blenheim.
The victory on the Theiss, alluded to on the edge, was
that obtained over the Turks at Zenta in 1697, when 20,000
men were left dead upon the field, 10,000 were driven into the
river, and all their ammunition, cannon, baggage, &c., fell into
the hands of the conqueror. The device of the reverse seems
to have been selected, partly because the legend supplied a pun
on the name of Eugene, or “ good angel.” The reference to
II: Kings, xix. relates to the type and not to the legend.
54. P b in c e E u g e n e . B a t t l e o p B l e n h e im .
August, 1704.
Bust of Prince Eugene, r., &c.; same as the preceding.
Rev. The angel with flaming sword, &c.; similar to the
preceding, but the figures are smaller, more numerous, and
their relative positions reversed.
Edge. Same as the preceding.
1-45.
MB. At. Very rare.
This marks the third variety of these medals.