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Medal commemorating Admiral Vernon and Sir Robert Walpole
Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) and Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745). Obverse: Admiral Vernon full length, face front in a cocked hat, sword in right, baton in left hand, standing on a platform; ship (left), gun (right). Legend: 'THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D . BY . ADMIRAL . VERNON .' 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: | MEC0899 |
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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 Orford, Robert Walpole: 1st Earl of |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |