| Obverse Design | Legend curving above says "THE . PRIDE . OF . SPAIN + HUMBLED . BY . AD VERNON". There is no line enclosing the legend. Along the bottom (in exergue) is the legend "AND SR CHAL" and on the next line "OGLE". A full length Vernon is on the left, facing 3/4 to the right, wearing a tricorn hat; his left hand is extended and in his right hand he is receiving the sword of Don Blass. Don Blass is on the right and facing left (towards Admiral Vernon), and is on his left knee. His right hand is handing his sword to Admiral Vernon and his left hand is holding his hat behind him. Behind Don Blass stands Sir Chaloner Ogle with a baton in his right hand, and the left on his hip. In the field above Don Blass's head is the legend "DON BLASS". The medal has a plain raised edge. | ||||
| Reverse Design | Legend curving along the top says "THEY TOOK CARTAGENA APRIL 1741". There is a line enclosing the legend. Two ships are sailing left towards a fort in the foreground on the right. Two forts in the middle are connected by a chain boom, behind which is a boat. Above the boat in two lines is the legend "DON" and "BLASS". In the background the city of Cartagena is portrayed in a straight line across the medal. A steeple points between the "C" and the "A". A tower in the center points at the central "A" in "CARTAGENA". A tower at the right is pointing right of the last "A" in "CARTAGENA". The medal has a plain raised edge. | ||||
| Distinctions | This medal is fairly unique for an Admiral Vernon medal. This is the only variety with Vernon, Don Blass and Ogle portrayed. One variety has a very similar reverse (spires pointing at different letters), but does not portray Don Blass on the obverse. | ||||
| Detail On Obverse of VN-4.140 | Detail On Reverse of VN-4.140 | ||||
 Note the exergue on the obverse. |
 Note the spires that points to "CA", the central "A" and the last "A" in "CARTAGENA". |
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| Metal | Brass. | Weight | Unknown. | Size and Shape | Round, 37 mm in diameter. |
| Rarity | Common. | Designer or Issuer | Not known. | Other Catalog Numbers | Betts #323, McCormick-Goodhart #231. |
| Notes | |||||
Another Example of VN-4.140
From Admirals of the Caribbean by Francis Russel Hart