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Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) and Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745)
Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) and Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745). Obverse: Admiral Vernon, a sword in right hand clasping the other hand with that of Commodore Charles Brown, crown above, ship below. Legend: 'THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D : BY . ADML : VERNON : COMR . BROWN.' Reverse: Duke of Argyle, facing left, face front, leaning on a plinth on which rests his coronet (right), trophies (left). Legend: 'THE . GENEROUSE : (sic) DUKE : OF : ARGYLE'. On ribbon below: 'NO. PENTIONER'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0895 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | After 1739 |
| People: | Vernon, Edward; Vernon, Edward Brown, Charles |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |