Royal Society Cook Memorial Medal

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Royal Society Cook Memorial Medal

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

The Royal Society commissioned this medal to commemorate the death of Captain James Cook in 1779. The obverse depicts a bust of Cook in naval uniform with the legend  “IAC COOK OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS” ["The Most Intrepid Investigator of the Seas"]. The reverse shows Fortuna leaning on a Naval column, with a sceptre in one hand and a rudder in the other. The legend on the reverse reads “NIL INTENTATUM NOSTRI LIQVERE” ["Our Men Have Left Nothing Unattempted"].   Cook’s death Cook’s thir...

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Image

Date created

1784

Creator

Lewis Pingo / The Royal Society

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/60320

Related subjects

Captain James Cook / Fortuna / Discovery & exploration / silver / medals / cases / metalworking / striking / Navigation / London / Elizabeth Batts Cook

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