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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Half-length figure of Vernon, full face, a baton in his left hand, his right on hip. Tree left, fort with steeple, ship below, on right. Avove fort: 'FORT CHAGRE'. Legend: 'HATH . ONCE . MORE . REVIV.D . THE . BRITISH . GLORY:' Exergue: 'THE . HON . EDWARD / VERNON . ESQ'. (All N's reversed). Reverse: A view of port. Six ships placed diagonally in two lines, all but one sailing to right. Legend: 'BY . THE TAKING . OF . PORTO . BELLO . WITH . SIX . SHIPS . ONLY . NOV . THE . 22 . 1739'. Exergue: 'I W' (all N's reversed).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0985 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | War of Jenkins' Ear: Capture of San Lorenzo, 1740; War of Jenkins' Ear: Capture of Porto Bello, 1739 |
| Date made: | 22 Nov 1739; 24 Mar 1740 |
| People: | Vernon, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 39 mm |