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Medalist: Rudolph Ferdinand Marschall Austrian
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Sir Francis Drake was the first English circumnavigator of the world. This medal commemorates the event of his landing upon the Pacific Coast of North America in 1579.
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Title: Commemorating Sir Francis Drake, 1540-96
Artist:
Medalist: Rudolph Ferdinand Marschall (Austrian, Vienna 1873–1967)
Date: 1907
Culture: Austrian
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 2 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (6.5 × 5.6 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1908
Accession Number: 08.43
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