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MG41, Adams & Chao PBv 16-M


Representative Images
in Admiral Vernon Medals (currently in collection)
Great Britian, 1739. Admiral Vernon medal, Porto Bello, McCormick-Goodhart #41,  Adams & Chao PBv 16-M, listed as R-5.  Obverse shows Vernon 1/2 length, 3/4 left, nearly full face.  The legend reads Admiral Vernon Took Porto Bello.  His finger points to M of Admiral.  The reverse shows ships entering Porto Bello.  The six ships are arranged in a somewhat spread out triangle formation of one, two, three.  The legend reads With Six Ships Only Nov 22 1739.  The way the legend goes around the year 1739 appears upside down.  A spire points right of I in Ships.  The size is 26 mm and weight 5.36 grams.

Provenance:

  • James King; July 1978

Item record created Dec. 10, 2009.
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item record in VRA Core 4.0

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