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Medal commemorating the relief of Barcelona, 1706; obverse Long Caption: Obverse: Bust of King Charles III of Spain (right). Reverse: Jason, trampling upon the dragon, holding up the Golden Fleece, a pomegranate tree overhead; a cardinal, an executioner, frogs and toads in flight, leaving on the ground a club, a torch and French cornucopiae filled with money. (Right), Barcelona in distance (left). Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC0150 Artist: M. Smeltzing Date: 1706 Medium: silver Size: 47 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.