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Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook
- Date
- 1963
- By
- Beaglehole, John Cawte (Professor), 1901-1971
- Reference
- Objects-0039
- Description
Medal maker(s) not identified.
Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook's death in 1779 at Kealakekua Bay, Hawai'i.
In a small plastic box, formerly lined with green foam. The foam had deteriorated and has been removed
Title supplied by Library.
Inscriptions: Sterling (around edge); also initials F O beneath image of monument
Quantity: 1 curio(s).
Physical Description: Silver, 39 mm (diameter).
Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022.
Previous reference: Curios-003-001
Previous title: Cook, James, 1728-1779 :Captain James Cook discovers Hawaii in 1778. Kona, Hawaii, 1963.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 curio(s), Curios, Objects, Silverwork, Silver, 39 mm (diameter).
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UnknownObverse of silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook
Date: 1963
From: Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook
Reference: Objects-0039-1
Description: Medal maker(s) not identified. Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook's death in 1779 at Kealakekua Bay, Hawai'i. The obverse of the medal shows a profile portrait of Captain Cook. Text around the outside of the coin reads "Captain James Cook discovers Hawaii in 1778". 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-003-001-0 Previous title: Maker unknown :Captain James Cook discovers Hawaii in 1778. [Obverse. Kona, Hawaii, 1963].
Verso of silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook
Date: 1963
From: Silver medal commemorating Captain James Cook
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].