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The Courage and Perseverance Medal by Capt. James Cook
$ 12,846
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Description
[COOK, Capt. James].
The Courage and Perseverance Medal.
Stock Code 109674
London [1780].
$12,846 USD
The Courage and Perseverance medal was struck soon after word of Capt. Cook's death reached England, via Büsching's Wöchentlichte Nachrichten (Berlin, 1780). The news had arrived in Europe via despatches sent by Clerke and King from Kamchatka, and word quickly spread to England of the events at Kealakekua Bay. The medal was produced in this period before the Resolution and Adventure returned to England in September 1780. This makes the medal one of the earliest artefacts associated with Cook's death. Rare.
Bronze medal (37mm); obverse uniformed bust of Cook three-quarter right, legend 'Capt. James Cook'; reverse inscription in three-lines 'Courage and Perseverance', 'Born 1728 Died 1779' in exergue; small dig to bust forehead, otherwise about extremely fine.
BHM 218. -
More Information
Documentation: Documented elsewhere (similar item) Origin: England Period: 18th Century Creation Date: 1780 Styles / Movements: Traditional Dealer Reference #: 109674 Incollect Reference #: 800465 -
Dimensions
Diam. 37 mm;
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