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Medal - George III Captain Cook, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1784 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Captain James Cook facing left in high relief, with his hair tied in a queue. The circular Latin legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border, with the engraver's initials L.P.F. visible in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing allegorical female figure in classical robes, leaning against a naval column with a rudder, holds a spear in her right hand. At her feet to the left lies a terrestrial globe alongside navigational instruments, and to the right rests the British shield bearing the Union flag. The Latin legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border, with AUSPICIIS GEORGII III in the exergue. |
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