Aust. Historical Medals
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Lot 774 Session 3 (2.30pm Tuesday 24th March) Aust. Historical Medals
Estimate $350
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JAMES COOK, Wedgwood portrait medallion (83mm x 110mm) (1968), oval bas relief profile portrait on blue jasper ground, applied white relief, laurel leaf border, framed under glass with a note affixed to back of frame that reads, 'Captain James Cook R.N. K4A/Wedgwood portrait medallion/From the Thomas Cook engraving of Pingo's/Royal Society Medal 1784 (Alfred Flaxman?)/From the original Type 2A moulds/Limited Edition of 200 commissioned by/Maggs Bros/in 1968 to Commemorate the departure/of Cook and Banks on their first voyage/in 1768'. Fogging on inside of frame glass, otherwise medallion uncirculated.
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