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Medals

Captain Cook took some medals to give away as presents during his Second and Third Voyages.
Some medals were producd to commemorate him soon after he died.
In modern times, many medals have been issued by several countries around the world.

Some of the articles about medals published in Cook's Log are available to be read here.

"Faces of Captain Cook: a record of the coins and medals of James Cook"
Allan Klenman, the author, describes his definitve work

"Resolution and Adventure" medal, struck in 1772
Struck in 1772, this medal was distributed during Cook's Second and Third voyages throughout the islands of the Pacific Ocean

A Captain James Cook Medal of 1975
The Birmingham Mint produced a set of 24 proof silver medals between 1973 and 1976.
One of them was for James Cook.

A Captain James Cook Medal of 1975 - update
More information about the Birmingham Mint silver medal of James Cook.

A Reproduction in 2008 of the Royal Society's Cook Medal
How Westair Museum Reproductions created a reproduction medal In 2008,
to mark the 30th birthday of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum (1978)
and the 280th anniversary of Cook's birth (1728)

Captain Cook Medals Not Listed By Allan Klenman - Part 1
Four medals issued in Australia that do not appear in Allan Klenman's book about the coins and medals of James Cook

Captain Cook Medals Not Listed By Allan Klenman - Part 2
Four medals issued in Australia and the USA that do not appear in Allan Klenman's book about the coins and medals of James Cook

Captain Cook Medals Not Listed By Allan Klenman - Part 3
Four more medals issued in Australia and the USA that do not appear in Allan Klenman's book about the coins and medals of James Cook

Captain Cook Medals Not Listed By Allan Klenman - Part 4
Four medals issued in Australia, New Zealand and the UK that do not appear in Allan Klenman's book about the coins and medals of James Cook

Captain Cook Medals Not Listed By Allan Klenman - Part 5
Four medals issued in Australia and New Zealand that do not appear in Allan Klenman's book about the coins and medals of James Cook

Four Cook Medals - K58, K66 , K68 and K94
Four medals that are described but not illustrated in Allan Klenman's book

Four Cook Medals - K6, K14 , K37 and another
Four of the medals that are described but not illustrated in Allan Klenman's book

The Royal Society’s Captain Cook Medal - Part 1
Following the death of Captain Cook, the Royal Society decided in 1780 to commission a commemorative medal

The Royal Society’s Captain Cook Medal – Part 2
The distribution of the medals produced by the Royal Society in the 1780s

The Royal Society’s Captain Cook Medal – Part 3
The 110 members of the Royal Society who ordered one or more of the silver medal commemorating Captain Cook

Three Cook Medals - K1, K5 and K6
Three of the oldest medals produced to commemorate Captain Cook, in 1772, 1784 and 1823