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Medal - Admiral Vernon Carthagena
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1741 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Military medal |
Composition | Tin brass (Pinchbeck) |
Weight | 11.75 g |
Diameter | 36.8 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Edge | Plain |
Period | |
Notice | |
Reference(s) | Betts#330, McCormick#223 |
Obverse description | Don Blass kneeling handing his sword to standing figure of Admiral Vernon with sword in right hand. |
Obverse lettering | THE
SPANISH.PRIDE.PULLD.DOWN.BY.ADMIRAL.VERNON.
DON // BLASS |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Ships passing the fortifications of Cartagena. |
Reverse lettering | TRUE BRITISH HEROES TOOK
CARTHAGENA
APRIL 1741 |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | |
Mintage | 1741 - -
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Catalog ID | 7918306550 |
Comments | |