Admiral Vernon Medals (1739-1741), Betts 171-337

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About This Coin

The largest group in the Betts catalog, these medals commemorate Admiral Vernon's 1739 capture of Porto Bello with just six ships. Hundreds of die varieties exist across multiple portrait types, making Vernon medals the most extensively collected 18th-century British naval series.

Specifications

Series

Betts Medals (1580-1784)

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Specifications

Strike Types & Varieties(20)

(1741) Bath Metal Medal Betts-313, Admiral Vernon

(1741) Bath Metal Medal Betts-323, Admiral Vernon

(1741) Bronze Medal Betts-314, Admiral Vernon

(1741) Medal Betts-331, Admiral Vernon

1739 Bath Metal Medal Betts-201, Admiral Vernon

1739 Bath Metal Medal Betts-221, Admiral Vernon

1739 Bath Metal Medal Betts-222, Admiral Vernon

1739 Bath Metal Medal Betts-238, Admiral Vernon

1739 Bath Metal Medal Betts-287, Admiral Vernon

1739 Bath Metal Medal Betts-307, Admiral Vernon

1739 Brass Medal Betts-197, Porto Bello Taken

1739 Brass Medal Betts-217, Vernon Medal

1739 Copper Medal Betts-216, Vernon Medal

1739 Medal Betts-259, Vernon & Brown

1739 Silver Medal Betts-211, Admiral Vernon

1741 Bath Metal Medal Betts-246, Admiral Vernon

1741 Bath Metal Medal Betts-281, Admiral Vernon

1741 Bath Metal Medal Betts-334, Admiral Vernon

1741 Brass Medal Betts-306, The Capture of Porto Bello and Carthagena

1741 Brass Medal Betts-335, Admiral Vernon