RICO QUARTO PATRIAE PATRI . RERUM RESTAURATORI . FOEDERUM
SERVATORI . MISSIS IN AUXILIUM CONFOEDERATORUM IMP : ANGL :
e t batav : xx m il . MiLiTUM. (To the most august Monarch of
the North, Frederick IV., the Father of his Country, Restorer
of the State, Observer of treaties, upon his sending 20,000
soldiers to the assistance of his German, English, and Dutch
allieg.)
1*9. Van Loon, IV. 430. Thes. Num. 396.
MB. At. lead. Rare.
Twenty thousand Danes were in the pay of the Allies, but not
more than about 8,000 were present at the battle of Blenheim ;
these formed part of the right wing of the army, sustained
many vicissitudes in the course of the day, suffered considerable
loss, and fought with great resolution, perseverance, and
ultimate success.
60. T h e P e a c e - F e s t iv a l a t A u g s b u r g , and t h e B a t t l e
o f B l e n h e im . ^ August, 1704.
Children, with their father and mother, raising their hands
in prayer; above, rays of light. Leg. w a nn s ie n o ch r e d e n ,
w il ic h h ö r e n . e/ . 65. (While they are yet speaking, I will
hear.—Isaiah, Ixv. 24.) Ex. a v g s pv r g is c h e r k in d e r f r i e d e
n s f e s t . (The Children’s peace-festival at Augsburg.)
Rev. Chronogrammatic inscription, D e r s I t z e t a n D e r
§öSX>STEN©tatt h a t s f e I nD e s L I s t g e t I L g e t . 13 . avg . (He
who is seated in the highest has confounded the craft of the
enemy, 13 Aug. d d d c l l i i i i = 1704.) g . f . n . (Georg Friedrich
Nürnberger.)
1-8. Van Loon, IV. 433.
MB. At. (lozenge-shaped). Very rare. ■
A festival was held annually by the children of Augsburg to
commemorate the Peace of Westphalia. In 1704 the feast was
held on the same day as the battle of Hochstädt or Blenheim;
this medal was therefore made to commemorate both events.
The pun conveyed in the word h o c h s t e n s t ä t t with Hochstädt
is evident.
61. T h e P e a c e - F e s t iv a l a t A u g s b u r g , a nd t h e B a t t l e
o f B l e n h e im , August, 1704.
A boy and a girl kneeling in prayer on either side of an
altar: above, rays of light enclosing a triangle; around, d e s
g e r e c h t e n g e b e t t u erm a g u ie l . iao . 5. (The prayer of a
righteous man availeth much.—St. James, v. 16.) All in a
circle within a square of laurel leaves. Leg. a u g s pu r g . k in d e r
f r ie d e n f e s t . d . 13 . avg . 1704. (The Children’s peace-festival
at Augsburg, 13 Aug. 1704.)
Rev. The wind blowing away clouds of dust. Ex. s ie g b e v
h ö c h s t e t t . d . 13 . a u g . 1704. (Victory at Hochstädt, 13
Aug. 1704.) Leg. s i e m ü s s e n w e r d e n w ie s p r e u f ü r d em
w in d e . p s a l . 35. (Let them be as dust before the wind.-—
Psal. xxxv. 5.)
1*1. Van Loon, IV. 433.
MB. JR. Very rare.
This piece was struck on the same occasion as the preceding,
and compares the French and the Bavarians to dust driven by
the wind.
62. B a t t l e o f B l e n h e im . August, 1704. C o u n t e r .
Bust of Anne, I., hair bound with fillet, lovelock on the right
shoulder, in gown fastened with brooch in front. Leg. a n n a .
d . G . m a g . b r . f r . e t . h i b . R. Below, i. G. l . (Johann
Gottlieb Lauffer.)
Rev. Pallas, helmeted, holds spear and palm branch, and
stands near a trophy of arms. Leg. r e s i n g e rm a n f e l i c i t e r
g e s t a e . (Affairs in Germany prosperously conducted.) Ex.
v i r t v t e t PRVDENTiA REGiNAE. (By the courage and prudence
of the Queen.)
•95.
MB. 2E. Rare.
Struck at Nuremberg by Lauffer, and imported into England
to be sold in the streets, or to be used as a counter.