Button commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757)

Button (uniface) commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757). Obverse: Admiral Vernon three-quarter left, face profile, A baton in his left hand, a ship (left) and (right). Under a scroll an anchor, gun, sword and two daggers. Legend: '. ADMIRAL . VERNON.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0893
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Button
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: After 1739
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Vernon, Edward; Vernon, Edward
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm