Medal commemorating Admiral Vernon's capture of Chagres, 1740. 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 (right), above it, inscribed 'A . VIEW OF . FORT CHAGRE'; below it a sailing ship. No line enclosing legend. Legend: 'VICE AD : RL . OF THE BLEW, & COM : ER . IN . CHIEF . OF ALL HIS . MAI : SHIPS IN THE WEST INDIES'. Exergue: 'THE . HON : EDWARD VERNON . ESQ'. Reverse: View of the port. Six ships, placed two and four, the latter in a curved line. Four small vessels inside. No line enclosing legend. Legend: 'PORTO BELLO . TAKEN . BY ADMIRAL VERNON . WITH SIX MEN OF WAR ONLY . NOV . 22 . ANNO DOM . 1739'.