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Commemorative token depicting Admiral Vernon
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Anna Marshall, 2004-06-29 09:46:35
Title
Commemorative token depicting Admiral Vernon
Description
English: Copper alloy circular shaped commemorative medal dating to 1739. The medal is decorated with an image and inscription on both sides. On the obverse is a depiction of (presumably) Admiral Vernon from the waist up, standing right and holding a sword in his left hand. In a thin border around the edge of the medal is the inscription: 'THE BRITISH GLORY REVIV'D BY ADMIRAL VERNON'. On the reverse of the medal is a depiction of ships in battle, with the inscription: 'WHO TOOK PORTOBELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY' around the edge. At the bottom of the picture is: 'NOV 22 1739'. The medal weighs 16.93g and measures 37.28mm in diameter and 3.5mm in thickness.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date 1739
date QS:P571,+1739-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 69746
Old ref: SWYOR-2ECA62
Filename: shiptokenObv.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/29147
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/29147/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/69746
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Object location53° 51′ 21.6″ N, 0° 40′ 15.63″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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