Medallions and Convict Tokens

The Collection holds examples of almost all the official medallions struck to commemorate the great voyages of the day.  Convicts too created mementoes for loved ones by smoothing and engraving old coins with sometimes heart-rending messages for those they left behind…

Silentworld Collection / Medallions and Convict Tokens / 15 objects in this collection
Cessation of Transportation
Object number: SF000828

Cessation of Transportation
Charles X medal for the departure of the first voyage of the ship ASTROLABE
Object number: SF000694

Charles X medal for the departure of the first voyage of the ship ASTROLABE
Commemorative medal for the La Pérouse expedition
Object number: SF000693

Commemorative medal for the La Pérouse expedition
Commemorative medal for the La Pérouse expedition which sailed in June 1785
Object number: SF000695

Commemorative medal for the La Pérouse expedition which sailed in June 1785
Convict love token – William Jennings
Object number: SF001396

Convict love token – William Jennings
Convict love token stamped with the initials JH and SO
Object number: SF000824

Convict love token stamped with the initials JH and SO
Engraved Cartwheel Penny
Object number: SF000042

Engraved Cartwheel Penny
Medal commemorating the first voyage of Duperrey to the Pacific
Object number: SF000696

Medal commemorating the first voyage of Duperrey to the Pacific
Medal commemorating the French expedition of the corvettes GEOGRAPHE and NATURALISTE
Object number: SF000692

Medal commemorating the French expedition of the corvettes GEOGRAPHE and NATURALISTE
Medal mentioning Captain James Cook’s death in the Hawaiian Islands; “Kill’d by the Indians at O’Why’Hee February 14 1779”
Object number: SF000688

Medal mentioning Captain James Cook’s death in the Hawaiian Islands; “Kill’d by the Indians at O’Why’Hee February 14 1779”
Silver medal struck to commemorate the sailing of the URANIE expedition from Toulon in 1817 under Freycinet
Object number: SF000697

Silver medal struck to commemorate the sailing of the URANIE expedition from Toulon in 1817 under Freycinet
Silver medal to commemorate the centenary of the VOC
Object number: SF000863

Silver medal to commemorate the centenary of the VOC
The RESOLUTION and ADVENTURE medal
Object number: SF000687

The RESOLUTION and ADVENTURE medal
The Royal Society Medal, in commemoration of Captain Cook
Object number: SF000685

The Royal Society Medal, in commemoration of Captain Cook
The Royal Society Medal, in commemoration of Captain James Cook – Silver 43mm
Object number: SF000686

The Royal Society Medal, in commemoration of Captain James Cook – Silver 43mm