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Medal commemorating the John Campbell. 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678-1743) Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745)
Medal commemorating John Campbell. 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678-1743), Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), and Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745). Obverse: The Duke of Argyll facing left, face front; trophies (left) a pedestal (right). Legend: '.THE . GENEROUSE : DUKE : OF : ARGYLE .' Exergue: 'NO . PENTIONER.' Reverse: The devil leading Sir Robert Walpole by a rope round the neck towards the open mouth of an infernal beast. Legend: 'MAKE . ROOM . FOR . SIR . ROBERT.' Exergue: 'NO : EXCISE.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0898 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | After 1739 |
| People: | Campbell, John; Vernon, Edward Orford, Robert Walpole: 1st Earl of |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |