File:Post-medieval, 18th century medal of Admiral Vernon (FindID 437863).jpg

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Post-medieval, 18th century medal of Admiral Vernon
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Tom Brindle, 2011-04-11 09:32:16
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Post-medieval, 18th century medal of Admiral Vernon
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy or pewter circular medal or medallion of post-medieval date, commemorating Admiral Vernon's victory over the Spanish at Porto Bello (in modern Panama) in 1739 AD. The medal is therefore post-1739 AD in date, and is very likely to date from the 18th century. The obverse depicts Admiral Vernon facing left holding a sword with a cannon to his left and a ship to his right. The obverse legend reads 'THE. BRITISH. GLORY. REVIV.D. BY. ADMIRAL. VERNON'. The reverse depicts six ships entering the harbour of Porto Bello and the legend reads 'HE. TOOK. PORTO. BELLO. WITH. SIX. SHIPS. ONLY'. There is a date in exergue on the reverse which reads NOV. 22. 1739. Medals commemorating Vernon's victory exist in many variations as he became a popular hero. The medal is quite worn. It measures 36.66 mm in diameter and 2.51 mm thick. It weighs 8.1 grams. It has a brown patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date 1739
date QS:P571,+1739-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 437863
Old ref: WMID-2BADC5
Filename: WMID-2BADC5.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/324133
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/324133
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/437863
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Object location52° 48′ 32.76″ N, 2° 02′ 33.11″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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