Betts-9
1580 Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Medal
Obverse Text: D. F. DRA. EXITUS ANNO 1557 . ID . DECE | REDITUS ANNO 1580 . 4. CAL . OCT | AMERICA | META INCOGNITA INUENTA AB ANGLIS 1576 | N. FRANC. | VIRGINIA | FLORIDA | NOVA ALBION AB ANGLIS 1580 INUENTA | CALIFORNIA | BACALLAOS AB AUG. 1496 | N. HISPANIA | MEXICO | CUBA | SPANIOLA | JAMAICA | PANAMA | CARIBANA | LIMA | PERU | AMERICA | BRASILIA | CHILI | PATAGONIS
Reverse Text: REDITUS | BONA SPES
What to Look For: Image courtesy of © The Trustees of the British Museum
Catalog Reference
Med. Ill., Eliz., 83
Betts-9 is a 67 mm large cast silver medal that maps out the course taken by Sir Francis Drake through the use of the dotted line. The medal includes his date of departure, 1577, and the date of his return, 1580. The medal is designed incuse so that it appears to be engraved. The medal was designed by Michael Mercator.
Image courtesy of © The Trustees of the British Museum
