Location | Australia |
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Issuing bank | State Savings Bank of Victoria |
Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
Type | Commemorative medals › Historical medal |
Year | 1970 |
Composition | Silver (.925) |
Weight | 28.28 g |
Diameter | 38.61 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 308356 |
Captain James Cook Bi-Centenary
Bust of Captain James Cook facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1770 AUSTRALIA 1970
STOKES MELB
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK BI-CENTENARY
Engraver: Keith Gray
Designer: Stanley Hamond
The sailing ship HM Bark Endeavour in full sail making a sharp left-hand turn, with four birds and a plateau in the background
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE STATE SAVINGS BANK OF VICTORIA
“H.M. BARK ENDEAVOUR”
STG. SIL.
Engraver: Keith Gray
Designer: Stanley Hamond
Plain
This medal was issued in Sterling Silver to commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the discovery of the East Coast of Australia by Captain James Cook.
In the 18th century, the Royal Navy used the term bark for a nondescript vessel that did not fit any of its usual categories. Thus, when the British admiralty purchased a collier for use by Cook in his journey of exploration, she was registered as HM Bark Endeavour to distinguish her from another Endeavour, a sloop already in service at the time.
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1970 |
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