Maritime interest: Sir Francis 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, struck in 1977, by the Danbury Mint under the auspices of the National Maritime Museum, 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, 69mm.; wt. 79.85gms. (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), Hallmarked, in case of issue (a little damaged), peripheral toning to Old World side, virtually mint state
Estimate: 120 - 150 GBP