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Modern copper alloy medal
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None, Adam Daubney, 2009-02-26 17:06:02
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Modern copper alloy medal
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English: A copper alloy medallion dating to the 18th century.

The medallion celebrates Admiral Vernons victories over the Spanish colonies in South America during the 'War of Jenkins' Ear. He took Portobello with 6 ships on 22/11/1739. There were loads of different medals issued to commemorate it - your one shows Admiral Vernon on one side standing between a cannon and a ship; on the other side there are six ships entering a harbour.

The 'War of Jenkins' Ear' was fought between Britain and Spain in the period 1739-1748. It was essentially a conflict over shipping and trading rights, the nominal trigger being the accusation that Spanish coast guards had cut off the ear of Captain Robert Jenkins when inspecting his ship 'Rebecca'. At the beginning of the war, Admiral Edward Vernon was sent to attack Spanish trading ports in south America. His victories, especially the initial victory at Portobelo in Panama, inspired the British and many medals were struck to commemorate the achievements.
Depicted place (County of findspot) City of Peterborough
Date between 1748 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1748-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 248336
Old ref: LIN-7FA306
Filename: LIN7872.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/203226
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/203226/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/248336
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