Verso of silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook

Verso of silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook
Date
1963
Reference
Objects-0039-2
Description

Medal maker(s) not identified.

Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook's death in 1779 at Kealakekua Bay, Hawai'i. Verso of the medal shows an obelisk erected at Kealakekua Bay to commemorate the death of Captain Cook.

Title supplied by Library.

Quantity: 1.

Physical Description: Silver, 39 mm (diameter).

Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022.

Previous reference: Curios-003-001-R

Previous title: Maker unknown :Captain James Cook discovers Hawaii in 1778. [Reverse. Kona, Hawaii, 1963].

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook / Cook, James, 1728-1779 :Captain James Cook discovers Hawaii in 1778. Kona, Hawaii, 1963
Format
1, Curios, Objects, Silverwork, Silver, 39 mm (diameter).
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