The Taking of Louisburg Medal

Value of 1758 Louisburg Captured Medal

During the French and Indian War, the British attacked the Louisbourg Harbor and defeated the French. These medals celebrate the second attack and British victory. The obverse of this Louisbourg medal features a bust of Britannia facing to the left, her hair pulled back and a trident behind her neck. The legend reads “Fair Britannia Hail”. The reverse image pictures Victory in draped cloth, carrying a shield, fleur-de-lis, palm branch, and cuirass in her right while her left clasps a large fish. The legend reads, “Louisbourg Taken, 1758”. Both sides bear the artist’s name at the bottom, “I. Kirk. F.”