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Medal cast
Two casts obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: A full-length figure of Vernon facing left, his right hand extended, a baton in his left. A fort on the left inscribed: 'FORT CHAGRE', a ship right sailing left. Legend: 'ADL VERNON TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY'. Exergue: 'NOV 22 1739'. Reverse: A full-length figure of Admiral Haddock facing, wearing a hat, turned three-quarter left. His right hand is extended, his left is resting on the muzzle of a gun. A ship to the right, a fort left. Legend: 'ADML H....K TOOK O WITH SEVERAL SHIPS ONLY'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0994 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | War of Jenkins' Ear: Capture of San Lorenzo, 1740 |
| Date made: | 24 Mar 1740 |
| People: | Vernon, Edward; Haddock, Nicholas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 36 mm |
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