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Medal commemorating Captain James Cook (1728-1779) at Nootka Sound, 1778
Medal commemorating Captain James Cook (1728-1779) at Nootka Sound, 1778. Obverse: A lamppost with five globe-shaped lamps, two baskets of flowers suspended from the cross-piece. Legend: 'VICTORIA B.C. CITY OF GARDENS'. Reverse: Captain Cook in uniform and wearing a sword (left) shaking hands with an Indian in a long cloak and pointed hat (right) on the foreshore. A three-masted ship in the background, steep cliffs (right). Legend: 'COMMEMORATING CAPTAIN JAMES COOK AT NOOTKA SOUND 1778-1978'. Milled edge.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2118 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Greater Victoria Information Centre |
| Events: | Exploration: Cook's Third Voyage, 1776; Cook landing at Nootka Sound, 1778 |
| Date made: | 1978 |
| People: | Cook, James; Greater Victoria Information Centre |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |
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