| Obverse Design | Legend curving above says "THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D . BY . ADMIRAL . VERNON". There is an inside line enclosing the legend. In the center is a half length figure of Admiral Vernon with his body half turned to our left, but his head fully facing forward. Vernon is holding a baton in his left hand, and his right hand is pointing with one finger a little below the letter "B". The figure of Admiral Vernon goes all the way to the bottom edge of the medal. The medal has a smooth plain raised edge. | ||||
| Reverse Design | Legend curving along the top says WHO . TOOK . PORTO . BELLO . WITH . SIX . MEN . OF . WAR . ONLY". There is an inside line enclosing the legend. In exergue (under a line along the bottom of the medal) it says: "NOV 22 . 1739". There are no ornaments below the date. The center is the attack on Portobello. The six ships are lined up one, one and four, those below in a slightly staggered line. Five ships are sailing to our right, and the bottom right-most ship is sailing to our left. There are no boats in the harbor, but the top-most British ship is in the harbor. There are water lines outside the harbor. A tower points at the letter "W", a spire to the left of "H" and a steeple at "X". The medal has a smooth plain raised edge. | ||||
| Distinctions | There are a lot of varieties with a half-length Vernon as the main obverse design. Of those, about 16 have Vernon pointing near the "B" of "THE BRITISH GLORY REVIVD..." legend. Six of those 16 have the "MEN OF WAR" legend on the reverse. This is the only one with the spires at "W", "H" and "X". | ||||
| Detail On Obverse of VN-2.64 | Detail On Reverse of VN-2.64 | ||||
 Note Vernon's finger pointing slightly below "B". |
 Note the spires at the letter "W", left of "H" and at "X". |
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| Metal | Copper and Brass, and silver-plated. | Weight | Unknown. | Size and Shape | Round, 37 mm in diameter. |
| Rarity | Common. | Designer or Issuer | Not known. | Other Catalog Numbers | McCormick-Goodhart #56, Betts #205. |
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From Old Panama and Castilla Del Oro by Dr. C.L.G. Anderson