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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