Admiral Vernon - Carthagena

Reverse

Aerial view of the port with 8 ships, and locations of the surrounding forts indicated by their names: Bocachica, S. Philips and Lago.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Took Carthagena
1741

Comment

This medal commemorates the battle between the British and the Spanish for the port of Carthagena. The British created 31 different medals to commemorate the battle of Carthagena, all of which portray the battle inaccurately as a win for the British.