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Medal - George III Captain Cook, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1784 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IAC. COOK OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS REG . SOC . LOND . SOCIO . SVO. (Translation: The most intrepid investigator of the seas) |
| Reverse description | Standing female figure in classical dress, identified as Fortune or Britannia, leaning against a tall naval column surmounted by a spear, with a British shield resting at its base. She holds a rudder in her left hand and places it upon a globe in the lower left field. The circular legend appears around the upper rim, with additional text in the exergue. |
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