The Charlotte Medallion

 

Transcription (Engraved inscription on the Charlotte Medal, 1788)

Sailed
the Charlotte of
London from Spit head the
13 of May 1787 Bound for Botany
Bay in the Island of New holland
Arriv'd at Teneriff the 4 of June in
Lat 28.13 N Long 16.23 W depart'd it
10 D arriv'd at rio janeiro 6 of Aug in
Lat 22.54 S Long 42.38 W depart'd it the
5 of Sepr arriv'd at the Cape of good hope the
14 Octr in Lat 34.29 S Long 18.29 E
depart'd it th 13 of Novr and made the
South Cape of New holland the 8 of
Jany 1788 in Lat 43.32 S
Long 146.56 E arriv'd at Botany Bay
the 20 of Jany the Charlotte in Co in
Lat 34.00 South Long 151.00 East distance
from great Britan [sic]
Miles
13106

From Memory The Charlotte Medallion Came Yo For Auction After 220 Years Around 2014/2o15

Th Australian Government Purchased The Coin For Approx $750,000 - $800,000

The Significance Of The Charlotte Medallion Is That It Was Etched By A Convict, I Forget His Name 2 Days Agter The First Fleet Landed At Sydney Cove In 1788. 

Unfortunately He Was Also the First Convict To Be Hung For Stealjng A Pork Ration And Some Peas. About 2 Weeks After The Fleet Landed 

Arthur Phillip Had Warned Everybody On The 7th Of January 1788 When His Commission From King George III Was Read to All Convicts And Military On The Beach At What Is Now Circular. Quay