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vernonmedal
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Northamptonshire County Council, Julie Cassidy, 2010-04-15 17:14:45
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vernonmedal
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English: A cast copper alloy medal, identified by Phillip Attwood of the British Musuem as: "British medal commemorating the taking of Puerto Bello (now in Panama) from the Spanish in 1739.  The obverse shows the victorious Admiral Vernon.  The reverse shows his six ships entering the harbour of Puerto Bello, with the legend TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY and below MDCCXXXIX.  The medal exists in many variations, as Vernon became a popular hero."
Date 1739
date QS:P571,+1739-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 385608
Old ref: NARC-739B77
Filename: medal b.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/276707
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/276707
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/385608
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