Medal - Admiral Vernon Portobello - 1739
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| King |
George II (1727-1760)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 1739 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 10.4 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 348754 |
| References | MI II# GII 123 Edward Hawkins, Augustus W. Franks, Herbert Appold Grueber; 1885. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II / Volume II. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Charles Wyllys Betts. American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals (4 volumes). John W. Adams, Fernando Chao, Anne E. Bentley; 2010. Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon: Medals Sometimes Lie. Kolbe & Fanning, Gahanna, Ohio, United States. |
Commemorative issue
1739 conquest of Portobello in Panama by the British.
Series: Admiral Vernon
Obverse
Vernon standing right, baton in left hand and sword in right, a cannon to his right. In the background on the left, a ship in the distance.
Script: Latin
Lettering: THE• BRITISH• GLORY• REVIV• D• BY• ADMIRAL• VERИOИ
Reverse
6 ships in harbor in front of the bay of Portobello, Panama. Legend around and date in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS OИLY
NOV• 22• 1739
Edge
Plain
Comments
Other reference: MI 538/119
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