Medal commemorating Sir Jacob Bancks

Medal commemorating Sir Jacob Bancks. Obverse: Head of Sir Jacob Bancks in a long wig (right). Legend: 'IACOBVS . BANCK . S . EQ . S .' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a three-masted ship, sails furled, dropping anchor; a coastline (right). Legend (right): 'TANDEM.' (At last.) One of a group of medals of English and Swedish gentlemen who were members of the same club in London.

Object Details

ID: MEC0454
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown; Richter, Benjamin
Places: Sweden
Date made: 1703
People: Bancks, Jacob; Bancks, Jacob
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 51 mm