Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750) and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741

Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681?-1750) and General Thomas Wentworth, the attack on Cartagena, 1741. Obverse: Three full-length figures, standing on a solid platform, hatched. Vernon in centre, three-quarter left, wearing hat, baton in left hand. Ogle (left), facing right, bareheaded. Wentworth (right) full face, in armour and plumed helmet, legs crossed, leaning on spear. Cannon (right). Two small lions (right and left). No line enclosing legend. Legend: 'BRAVE : ADM . L : VERNON : OGLE & . WINTWORTH'. Exergue (below scroll): 'I . GILES'. Reverse: View of a port. Six ships sailing right, one above, five below. Two forts right, on either side of a narrow entrance. Legend: ': WHO : CONQUERD : CARTHAGENA'. Exergue: (Below leaf ornament stretching across): 'APRIL I . 1741'. Vernon bombarded Cartagena in 1740 and an unsuccessful attempt was made to capture the city in April 1741.

Object Details

ID: MEC1096
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: I. Giles
Events: War of Jenkins' Ear: Attack on Cartagena, 1741
Date made: After 1741
People: Vernon, Edward; Vernon, Edward Ogle, Chaloner Ogle, Chaloner Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 37 mm