World Medals, Drake's Voyage, the 400th anniversary of the commencement of the circumnavigation of the Globe, 1577-1580, a silver reproduction of the famous 'Map" medal by Michael Mercator, a map of the Old World of Europe and Asia, rev. a map of the New World of the Americas, the voyage route depicted with a dotted line on both sides, struck in 1977, under the auspices of the National Maritime Museum, 69mm (cf MI 131/83; Betts 9; MH pp 1-3; Sir John Evans "The silver medal and map of Sir Francis Drake", Numismatic Chronicle, 1906), in case of issue with certificate (No. 1063), extremely fine
(120-150 GBP)