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    AS43, Lot 354:

    GREAT BRITAIN. George II. 1727-1760. Copper/copper alloy medal. 11.08 gm. 37.2 mm. Duke of Argyll and Sir Robert Walpole contrasted. The Duke of Argyll, standing with his elbow on a pedestal that holds a crown; implements of war and the flag of St. George behind; THE GENEROUS DUKE OF ARGYLL around above; NO •• PENTIONER below / The Devil, pitchfork in his right hand, leading Walpole with a halter into the mouth of Hell; MAKE ROOM FOR SIR ROBERT around above; NO EXGISE below. Adams & Chao NLa 1-A (page 43). Betts 247. Good Extremely Fine; small bit of edge missing at 4 obverse.

    A similar (but not exact) piece sold in the 2022 Sedwick sale for $2400 plus commission. The metal in that piece was 43.31% copper, 49.31% zinc, 5.31% lead.

    The War of Jenkins Ear

    Admiral Vernon medals were created to commemorate the victories of the eponymous British naval commander in battles that took place between November 1739 and April 1741. The long and complex history of tension between England and Spain eventually came to a head when Spanish privateer coast guards, or guardacostas, boarded a Glasgow ship off Havana in 1731 and allegedly cut off her master's ear, to drive home the point of their anti-smuggling mission. When her captain Robert Jenkins produced his severed ear before Hampton Court in 1739, combined with many other merchant's complaints of lost cargoes and humiliation, the War of Jenkins's Ear was ignited with widespread public support. Admiral Edward Vernon, an experienced naval commander, scored a major military and public relations victory when he took the heavily fortified Portobelo in a single day on December 2nd 1739 with just six ships. This bold action, combined with the tide of positive public opinion, led to the hasty issue of Admiral Vernon pinchbeck medals commemorating the event to capitalize on the moment.

    A thorough and high quality analysis of the history and of the issues can be had in John Adams & Dr. Fernando Chao's 2010 Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon, from which this summary is drawn.

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