Coin, sovereign from reign of Queen Victoria from Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition, recovered by Dr John Rae

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This 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.

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• Online ID: 000-100-083-512-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.L.304.222
• Date: 1844
  
• Material: Gold
  Coin / sovereign
  
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• What: Coin / sovereign
  
• Subject:
• Who: John Rae (Finder)
  Queen Victoria (Ruler)
  Royal Mint (Maker)
  Sir John Franklin
  
• Where: Canada
  ENGLAND
  
• Event: Franklin Expedition
  
• Description: Perforated gold Queen Victoria sovereign, recovered from the Franklin Expedition: British, 1844
  
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