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Object: Medal

Title / object name  Medal
Maker  Role  Date  
Berry, James  maker/artist  1969  
Materials  silver
Classification  medals
Registration Number  NU006839

Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand, Cook Bicentenary Medal, 1969. Designed by James Berry, O.B.E., struck at the Royal Australian Mint. On obverse: a profile portrait of Cook in uniform, superimposed on a representation of the Pacific basin. Legend: "JAMES COOK CIRCUMNAVIGATOR OF THE GLOBE, EXPLORER OF THE PACIFIC." Below: "ROYAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1969." On reverse: A representation of HMB Endeavour anchored in a bay, with bush and figures of Maori in foreground. Legend beneath: "H.M. BARK ENDEAVOUR/ COMPLEMENT 94 MEN/ 368 TONS BURDEN/ LENGTH 98 FEET/ BEAM 29 FEET. BICENTENARY OF JAMES COOK'S REDISCOVERY OF NEW ZEALAND. 1769 * 1969."

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