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Medal - Admiral Vernon Fort Chagre
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1740 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter length effigy of Admiral Vernon facing forward in the centre of the field, right hand on hip and left hand holding a baton; a large tree with ground lines appears to the left. The reverse side visible in the image is heavily worn and corroded, with most surface detail obscured. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICE AD : RL · OF THE BLEW : & COM : ER · IN CHIEF · OF ALL HIS · MAI : SHIPS IN THE WS · IES A · VIEW · OF · FORT CHAGRE THE HON : EDWARD VERNON · ESQ (Translation: VICE ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ALL HIS MAJESTY`S SHIPS IN THE WEST INDIES) |
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| Reverse lettering | PORTO BELLO · TAKEN BY ADMIRAL VERNON · WITH SIX MEN OF WAR ONLY · NOV · 22 · AN DOM · 1739 · |
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