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Description: | Medal commemorating the capture of Porto Bello, 1739 by Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) and Commodore Charles Brown (1680-1753). Obverse: Two half-length figures: Vernon facing (three-quarter right), baton in right hand, left extended in front of Brown, who faces left, with baton in left hand. Both figures extend to the edge below. No line enclosing legend. Legend: '. ADMIRAL . VERNON . AND . COMMODORE . BROWN .' Reverse: View of the port. Six ships, placed three and three, the upper row sailing to left, the lower to right. Two small vessels inside. No line enclosing legend. Legend: 'THE . TOOK . PORTO . BELLO . WITH . SIX . SHIPS . ONLY .' Exergue: 'NOV . 22 . 1739 .'
caption: Medal commemorating the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown, 1739; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown, 1739; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Vernon medals Charles Edward Brown | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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