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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: A view of the port. Six ships, in two diagonal lines and a row of boats along the quay. One small vessel at the entrance of the harbour. Legend: 'PORTO : BELLO : URBS : AB.VERNONO : CLASSIS. ANGLICANOE : PROEFECTO : NAVIBUS . SEX . OPPUGNATA : 22:NOV.RIS:1739'. Reverse: Same as obverse. Legend: 'PORTO : BELLO : URBS : AB : CLASSIS : ANGLICANOA : PROAFECTO : NAVIBUS : SEX : OPPUGNATA : 22 : NOVEMBRIS : ANNO : DOM :1 739'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0984 |
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| 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: 4 mm x 38 mm |