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Approximate Current Value: $
Diameter: 40.0 mm
Mintage/Proof: NA / NA
Weight: NA
Metal: Silver
Category: Betts Intercolonial Wars Medals (1745-1763)
History, Information, and Value of 1759 Quebec Medal
Value of 1759 Quebec Medal
This rare medal celebrates the English victory over the French in Quebec, 1759. Obverse displays a bust of Britannia, facing to the left, her hair bound and her name on the legend above her head. Beneath her, a trident and an antique standard cross under a laurel wreath. Sanders’ name is engraved under the trident and Wolfe’s name is under the standard. Reverse displays a winged Victory holding a laurel wreath and crowning the French arms. A naked prisoner is tied to the base of the arms. The legend reads, “Quebec taken 1759” and in exergue, “The Society for promoting Arts and Commerce”.