Captain James Cook memorial medal, George III period, 1784 by L. Pingo for the Royal Society bronze – 577 struck obverse: profile bust of Captain Cook in Naval uniform, inscription Iac.Cook Oceani Investigator Acerrimus (the most intrepid investigator of the seas) around. Under Cook reads Soc. Lond. Socio. Suo (The Royal Society of London, His Society). Reverse: Draped female figure of Fortune leaning on a naval column holding a scepter on her left hand. In her right hand she balances a ship’s rudder on the globe. The British shield leans against the column. Inscription Nil Intentatum Nostri Liqvere (Our Men Have Left Nothing Unattempted) around and Auspiciis Georgii III (Under the auspices of George III) in exergue. Red brown patina, slightly darker on obverse. Two slight edge bruises otherwise minimal wear and excellent and fine relief – a fine example. d.4.3 cm