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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Vernon and the capture of Porto Bello, 1739. Obverse: Half-length figure of Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), full face, baton in left hand, right on hip. Curved tree (left), fort with steeple, above inscribed 'FORT CHAGRE', below is a ship. Line enclosing legend. Legend: 'HATH . ONCE . MORE . REVIV . D . THE . BRITISH . GLORY : .' Exergue (below a double line): 'THE . HON . EDWARD VERNON . ESQ .' All Ns reversed. Reverse: View of the port. Six ships, placed diagonally in two lines, all but one sailing to right. Line enclosing legend. Legend: 'BY . THE . TAKEING . OF . PORTO . BELLO . WITH . SIX . SHIPS . ONLY . NOV . THE . 22 . 1739'. All Ns reversed. A different die.
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Vernon and the capture of Porto Bello, 1739; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Vernon and the capture of Porto Bello, 1739; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Vernon medals Edward | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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