E3863-1

Crown; obverse Long Caption: A crown. Obverse: Engraved on a smooth surface a port broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Inscription below: 'Cerberus'. Reverse: The same with her masts and sails falling over the side. Legend (reversed): 'At Bermudys (sic) Feby 21, 1783'. Inscription below: 'Cerberus cast away'. (Wrecked at Bermuda when under the command of Sir Jacob Wheate Bart.) Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC1643 Artist: unknown Date: 1783 Medium: silver Size: 39 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.