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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of an commemorative medal. Obverse: Half length figure of Vernon, facing three-quarter left, baton in left hand, right hand resting on the muzzle of a cannon. Legend: 'THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV.D . BY . ADMIRAL . VER/NON'. Reverse: 'WHO . TOOK . PORTO . BELLO . WITH . SIX . SHIPS . ONLY'. Below: View of the port. Six ships, placed two and four, all sailing to right. Below: 'NOV. 22. 1739'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0976 |
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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 32 mm |