Medal commemorating Admiral Vernon's capture of Porto Bello, 1739, and 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 WS : IES'. Exergue: 'THE HON : EDWARD VERNON . ESQ'. Reverse: View of the port. Six ships, placed two and four, the latter curved along the edge. 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'.