Medal - James Cook Bicentenary State Savings Bank; Silver
Features
| Location |
Australia
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | State Savings Bank of Victoria |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| 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 |
| References | Carlisle# 1970/22 Leslie J. Carlisle, Bob Climpson; 2008. Australian Historical Medals 1788-1988. Self-published, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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
Mint
Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Australia (1893-date)Comments
This medal was issued in Sterling Silver (and in gold 18ct) 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 | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 10 000 | ||||||||||||||
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Actual silver weight: 0.841 oz
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