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GREAT BRITAIN: AE medal (5.01g), ...
GREAT BRITAIN: AE medal (5.01g), ...
GREAT BRITAIN: AE medal (5.01g), 1739, Adams & Chao-PBvi 15-T, Betts-228, 27mm, Admiral Edward Vernon - Capture of Porto Bello, THE BRITISH ... Read more
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180,00 USD (167,94 €)

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GREAT BRITAIN: AE medal (5.01g), 1739, Adams & Chao-PBvi 15-T, Betts-228, 27mm, Admiral Edward Vernon - Capture of Porto Bello, THE BRITISH GLORY REVIVD BY ADMIRAL VERNON, Admiral Vernon standing right, holding baton and sword, cannon to right; in background, ship under sail right // HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY, six ships within harbor of Portobello; in exergue, NOV 22 1739, VF. Porto Bello was a major naval base in the New World from which Spanish forces frequently harassed British shipping in the Caribbean. After famously claiming that he could take the city with a mere six ships, Admiral Edward Vernon successfully captured the settlement following a two-day siege.
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