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Crown
A crown. Obverse: Engraved on a smooth surface a port broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Inscription below: 'Cerberus'. Reverse: The same with her masts and sails falling over the side. Legend (reversed): 'At Bermudys (sic) Feby 21, 1783'. Inscription below: 'Cerberus cast away'. (Wrecked at Bermuda when under the command of Sir Jacob Wheate Bart.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1643 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Engraved commemorative coin - crown |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Wreck of the Cerberus, 1783 |
| Vessels: | Cerberus (1779) |
| Date made: | 1783 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 39 mm |