TitleCommemorative medallion of the massacre of TutuilaDate2000-2002About this objectThis medallion refers to two events of la Perouse's expedition. On one side, it commemorates La Perouse reaching the South China coast at Macau on January 3rd, 1787, to then crossing to Kamchatka, from where he sent some of his expeditions journals to France. The other side of the medallion tells the violent encounters between La Perouse's crew and Samoans, leading to the death of La Perouse's second-in-command de Langle on December 11, 1787. This altercation also later led to Pere Receveur's death, from a wounded eye supposingly that happened in the Samoan Islands. Object No.88.74Physical descriptionOne side is depicting an engraving of the Samoan and French crew encounter, with a mention of de Langle date of death and his armorial plate. The other side is engraved with a map of the Detroit de La Perouse and one of the two ships. CreatorBuquoy, GerardInscriptions & marks"Massacre de Tutuila" - "11 Decembre 1787" - "Paul Antoine Fleuriot de Langle" - "De Chine au Kamchatka" - "Mer D'Okhosk" - "Mer De Jesso" - "3 Janvier 1787" - "Detroit de La Perouse" DimensionsDia: 82 mm D: 6 mmPlace madeParis. FranceMaterialBronze SourceLa Perouse MuseumCredit lineMonnaie de Paris Acquisition date1988On displayNoTypeMuseum objectsOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)Research guidesto be digitised ThemesEuropean arrivals
Buquoy, Gerard, Commemorative medallion of the massacre of Tutuila (2000-2002). Randwick City Council, accessed 21/01/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12324
