Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: A stern view of a warship firing her starboard broadside to windward. Legend: 'ADMIRAL VERNON'. Below: '17 40'. Reverse: Ships attacking a harbour with a boat in the foreground, all within a laurel wreath. Legend: 'PORTO * BELLO'. Below: 'P.E'.

Object Details

ID: SEC0983
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: War of Jenkins' Ear: Capture of Porto Bello, 1739
Date made: 22 Nov 1739
People: Vernon, Edward
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 38 mm