152113
- Title[Commemorative medal for the first voyage of HMS Beagle and Adventure in South America, 1826-1830, commanded by Captain Phillip Parker King]
- Call numberR 875
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1828 - Type of material
- Reference code152113
- Physical DescriptionObjects - 26 mm diam. - 1 bronze medal
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - General note
In his Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle ... vol. I. London, 1839, p.17, Phillip Parker King wrote in a footnote: 'Previous to the expedition quitting England, I had provided myself with medals, to give away to the Indians with whom we might communicate, bearing on one side the figure of Britannia, and on the reverse "George IV", "Adventure and Beagle", and "1826" - Signatures / Inscriptions
Obverse: [embossed decoration of Britannia with crown above, surrounded by laurel wreath]; reverse : 'H.M.B.S. ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE 1828' around edge; 'GEORGE IV' across centre - Name
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