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Message:: [QUOTE="Chris B, post: 26659148, member: 87179"]Type 8) Havana Medals These seem to be among the most sought after by collectors. This is a battle that they did not lose. In fact, it never happened. After setting up camp 50 miles away, they had to suffer through guerilla tactics from the locals and yellow fever. The army suffered 2000 casualties and never attacked Havana. The medal in my collection has Havanay on the obverse but still the familiar Porto Bello saying on the reverse. They really couldn’t let go of that. [ATTACH=full]1700927[/ATTACH]                                              Adams-Hav-1-B Type 9) Uniface Pieces Even though I have never seen one for sale although they don’t have higher rarity ratings than the others. The book by Adams and Chao is fantastic in my opinion. It made a huge impact on how I collect these. Closing: There is no doubt that these are British medals, but the American connection is what originally drew me to collect these. There are hundreds of varieties. Worn examples are very affordable; many can be purchased for less than $100. This was meant to be a relatively short introduction to Admiral Vernon medals. I hope you have enjoyed this. Feel free to share your own. Sources: Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon – Medals Sometimes Lie, by John W. Adams and Dr. Fernando Chao Wikipedia for some of the historic information.[/QUOTE]