'Battle of Bannockburn' Commemorative Strike

700 years ago in 1314, Robert the Bruce set the seal on Scotland's bid for freedom by defeating the Plantagenet King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn.

The Scottish army was outnumbered almost three to one. Edward had more than 2,000 battle-hardened knights to Bruce's 500 horsemen. A mere 6,000 Scottish foot soldiers faced Edward's 16,000 infantry. Despite having the smaller army, Bruce's men chose their ground carefully, using the natural terrain to counter the threat of Edward's heavy cavalry. At the end of two bloody days of fighting Bruce succeeded in driving King EdwardII's army homewards. Bannockburn was the decisive blow in securing Scottish independence for 400 years.