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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) and the capture of Porto Bello, 1739. Obverse: Two half-length figures: Vernon facing three-quarter right, baton in right hand, left extended in front of Commodore Charles 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 harbour. No line enclosing legend. Legend: 'HE . TOOK . PORTO . BELLO . WITH . SIX . SHIPS . ONLY .' Exergue: 'NOV . 22 . 1739 .'
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | 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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