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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Vernon three-quarter left in dress coat and cravat. Legend: 'E . VERNON . VI . AD . OF . TH . BLVE'. Reverse: Six ships entering the port. Legend: 'PORTO BELLO NOV 22'. Exergue: 'MDCCXXXIX'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1013 |
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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: 5 mm x 40 mm |