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Vernon at Fort Chagre

995437. Sold For $475

temp. HANOVER. Edward Vernon. 1684-1757. Æ Medal (40mm, 15.22 g, 6h). Fort Chagre Taken. By I.W. Dated 22 November 1739. HATH · OИCE · MORE · REVIV · D · THE · BRITISH · GLORY :·, half-length figure of Vernon facing slightly right, holding baton in left hand; in background, tree and row of buildings in front of ship under sail right on sea; in two lines to right, FORT/ CHAGRE; in two lines in exergue, THE · HOИ : EDWARD/VERИOИ · ESQ / · BY · THE · TAKEIИG · OF · PORTO · BELLO · WITH · SIX · SHIPS · OИLY · ИOV · THE · 22 · 1739, six ships under sail right within harbor of Portobello. Adams-Chao FCv 5-D; MI 548/154; cf. Eimer 554; Betts 275. VF. Good quality for issue.