1969 James Cook NZ Bicentennial Silver Medal by James Berry
Cook, James, 1728 Marton (Yorkshire) - 1779 (Hawaii)
Uniformed bust l. on the map of the Pacific, with NZ to the left, then Tasmania and the east coast of Australia, further north part of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Japan, in the East Central America, and parts of the coast of South America. Surrounded by : "· JAMES COOK CIRCUMNAVIGATOR OF THE GLOBE. EXPLORER OF THE PACIFIC · ROYAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND · 1969" / Sailing ship Endeavour r. anchored in harbour, below : "H.M. BARK ”ENDEAVOUR” COMPLEMENT 94 MEN 368 TONS BURDEN LENGTH 106 FEET BEAM 29 FEET", surrounded by : "· BICENTENARY OF JAMES COOK' S REDISCOVERY OF NEW ZEALAND · 1769 · 1969 ·" In the foreground you see a rowing boat with crew, and in the left background a Maori Waka observing the situation. Tye p. 186
Medallist : JB (Reginald George James Berry), 1906 London (England) - 1979 Auckland.
Condition: Spotless uncirculated with beautiful patina.Relevante Artikel
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