John Davis made three Arctic voyages in the 1580s searching for a Northwest Passage, and the strait bearing his name — between Baffin Island and Greenland — was charted during his 1585 expedition aboard the Sunshine and Moonshine. Cook Islands issued a substantial run of explorer-themed silver crowns in the early 1990s, most tied to the 1992 quincentenary of Columbus's first voyage, though Davis's inclusion reflects a broader commemorative program rather than any direct Columbian connection.
John Davis made three Arctic voyages in the 1580s searching for a Northwest Passage, and the strait bearing his name — between Baffin Island and Greenland — was charted during his 1585 expedition aboard the Sunshine and Moonshine. Cook Islands issued a substantial run of explorer-themed silver crowns in the early 1990s, most tied to the 1992 quincentenary of Columbus's first voyage, though Davis's inclusion reflects a broader commemorative program rather than any direct Columbian connection.