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Description: | Medal commemorating Captain James Cook's second voyage in 1772. He took a considerable number of these medals with him for distribution amongst the local people. Joseph Banks had 2, 000 medals struck in base metal for this purpose and 146 in silver for distribution to his friends. Obverse: Bust of King George II, laureate (right). Legend: 'GEORGE . III . KING . OF . GR . BRITAIN . FRANCE . AND . IRELAND . ETC.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of the 'Adventure' (right) under sail; starboard-quarter view of 'Resolution' (left). Legend: 'RESOLVTION ADVENTVRE'. Exergue: 'SAILED . FROM . ENGLAND .MARCH . MDCCLXXII'.
caption: Medal commemorating Captain James Cook's second voyage; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Captain James Cook's second voyage; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Resolution (HMS) King George III British Naval Medals medals Resolution 1770 [British navy] James English Personal Medals from 1760 W. Barnett Resolution 1770 (HMS) American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals Cook Adventure (purchased 1771) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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