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Luce Center
Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1945.5
Date:
1739
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.1 cm )
Description:
Copper struck medal with obverse showing full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing three-quarter to the left, with baton in his right hand; cannon at left; sailing ship at right; legend within line border: "THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D . BY . ADMIRAL . VERNON." Reverse depicts group of vessels flanked by towers; legend around line border: "TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY"; in exergue: "NOV. 22 1739."
Credit Line:
Gift of Commander Leander McCormick-Goodhart, R.N.V.R.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.