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New Zealand. Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the discovery of Norfolk Ireland, 1974 1974

5.66 cm (diameter) | RCIN 445338

Description

1 medal : silver Obverse: Draped bust of Captain Cook, right. 200TH ANNIVERSARY 1774 . 1974 Reverse: Map of Norfolk Island with longditude and latitude, H.M.S.Resolution at sea to right. BI-CENTENARY DISCOVERY of NORFOLK ISLAND by JAMES COOK, 10th OCT. 1774 Below: 1774 . 200TH ANNIVERSARY . 1974

Provenance

Presented to The Queen by the Norfolk Island Agricultural and Horticultural Society, January 1975.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection New Zealand
(nationality)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Captain James Cook (1728-79)

Search the collection HMS Resolution
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

silver

Measurements

5.66 cm (diameter)

107.47 g (Weight) (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Coins, Commemorative Medals and Banknotes
Object type(s)
visual works
medals
commemorative medals
Subject(s)
Places
Oceania
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
Norfolk Island
History
Australasian and Melanesian island territories-History
New Zealand-History

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