| Reference number | M/052 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Cook, James |
| Artist | Pingo |
| Date | 1784 |
| Description | Memorial subscription medal struck by the Royal Society. Obverse: bust of Cook, left profile, in wig and uniformcoat. Reverse: a draped female figure representing Navigation leaning against a low pillar ornamented with beaks of ships. In her left hand she holds a spear, in her right an antique rudder poised upon a globe |
| InscriptionContent | Obverse: IAC. COOK OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMUS. Below: REG. SOC. LOND. SOCIO. SUO
Reverse: NIL INTENTATUM NOSTRI LIQUERE. In exergue: AUSPICIIS GEORGII III |
| Format | Medal |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 43mm (1.70 inches) in diameter |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | MS/213 - papers relating to the creation of the medal by the Royal Society.
L. R. Smith 'The Royal Society Cook Medal' 1982 (Tracts 796/1) Traces history of the issuing of this medal from the Society's governing Council meeting on 20 January 1780, just 10 days after news of Cook's death reached London |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8183 | Cook; James (1728 - 1779) | 1728 - 1779 |