Bust of the Admiral (left), hair long and tied with a ribbon. Full uniform with insignia of `K.B.
Obverse lettering
JOHN JERVIS EARL OF ST VINCENT ADMIRAL
OF THE WHITE.
BORN JANUARY 26 1735
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Recumbent female figure (Hispania) on seashore, leaning on Spanish shield, with motto `PLUS ULTRA`, from behind which a hare appears. A sword at her feet. Two ships of the line in action, the one jury-rigged. Legend (on a ribbon in two lines).
Reverse lettering
WITH 22 SHIPS AND 1428 GUNS PERSUED &
DEFEATED THE SPANISH FLEET OF 37 SHIPS AND 2600 GUNS
FOUR SHIPS AND 382 GUNS TAKEN
FEBRUARY 14 1797
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Kempson & Son, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1796-1825)
