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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'.
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Object details
| ID: | SEC0983 |
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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 38 mm |