RecordCoin, sovereign from reign of Queen Victoria from Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition, recovered by Dr John Rae< 1 of 1 > Back
Coin, sovereign from reign of Queen Victoria from Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition, recovered by Dr John RaeThis gold Queen Victoria sovereign, dated 1844, is part of a collection of relics recovered from Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition of 1848-9. The relics were given to Dr John Rae by North American Inuits in 1854. The sovereign depicts the head of the queen with the date 1844 underneath. There is a perforation at the left hand side. During his trip of 1853-4, which was wholly sponsored by the Hudson's Bay Company, Rae and his seven men brought home news of the fateful Franklin expedition. For this, they received a government reward of 10,000 pounds. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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