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Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
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Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal

Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Title
Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Date 
1739
Related People 
Depicted: Admiral Edward Vernon
Medium 
Brass
Dimensions 
diameter: 1 7/16 in. ( 3.7 cm )
Description 
Brass struck medal with obverse showing half-length figure of Vernon facing three-quarters to the left, with baton in left hand; legend around line border: "THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D . BY . ADMIRAL . VERNON." Reverse depicts ships entering harbor with tower on