Medal - James Cook Bicentenary - State Savings Bank Historical Medal

Features

Location Australia
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

Commemorative issue

Captain James Cook Bi-Centenary

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Edge

Plain

Comments

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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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1970 

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