Obverse description | Bust left |
Obverse lettering | IAC. COOK OCEANI INVESTIGATOR
ACERRIMVS
REG . SOC . LOND . SOCIO . SVO. (Translation: The most intrepid investigator of the seas) |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Fortune leaning against a naval column with the British shield at its foot, placing a rudder on a globe |
Reverse lettering | NIL INTENTATVM NOSTRI LIQUERE
AUSPICIIS GEORGII III (Translation: Our men have left nothing unattempted) |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | Royal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810) |
Mintage | 1784 - - 500 |
Catalog ID | 7595227990 |
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