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Lot 114. Admiral Vernon, AE Medal 1739
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, April 19th, 19:57:00 CEST)
Current time: Wednesday, November 27th, 16:43:31 CET
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CHF 850.00 (8 bids)
Approx. EUR 915.12 / USD 962.21 / GBP 763.70
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CHF 850.00
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2015-04-19, 19:56:53
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CHF 850.00
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2015-04-19, 19:56:38
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CHF 815.00
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2015-04-13, 08:34:30
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2015-04-19, 19:54:48
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2015-04-16, 08:42:58
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Bidder 2 *
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2015-04-10, 11:42:47
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2015-04-05, 16:07:00
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Bidder 1
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eAuction #36, Lot 114. Estimate: CHF 400.00
United Kingdom. AE Medal 1739 (40 mm, 14.00 g), on the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon.
Obv. IN PORTO BELLO THERS NOT HIS FELLOW / ADMIRAL VERNON, the Admiral with sword and cannon, ship behind.
Rev. HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY / NOV 22 1739, six ships are entering the fortified harbor of Porto Bello.
Very rare. Good very fine.
In 1739, Vice Admiral Vernon - a strong advocate of small but hard-hitting naval operations - attacked and sacked the Spanish city of Porto Bello (Panama) with "six ships only", thus fulfilling his claim that he made after the blockade of 1727 in which a large British naval expedition had suffered heavy losses but not gained any success.
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