Medal - George III (Captain Cook; bronze) 1784 front Medal - George III (Captain Cook; bronze) 1784 back
Medal - George III (Captain Cook; bronze) 1784 photo
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Medal - George III Captain Cook; bronze

1784 year
Bronze - 43 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King
George III (1760-1820)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1784
Composition
Bronze
Diameter
43 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#405563
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Fortune leaning against a naval column with the British shield at its foot, placing a rudder on a globe

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NIL INTENTATVM NOSTRI LIQUERE
AUSPICIIS GEORGII III

Translation: Our men have left nothing unattempted

Engraver: Lewis Pingo

Comment

Brown: Produced in 1784 for the Royal Society of which Cook had been elected a Fellow in 1775. The medals were distributed to subscribers to the fund raised to provide the medal.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1784  500 - - - - - -

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