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Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Title
Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Date
1739
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



