1970 Ampol Trial Competitor badge commemorating the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in Australia.

1970 Ampol Trial Competitor badge commemorating the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in Australia.

It features a medal in blackened bronze (57mm), obverse, Captain Cook's bust left, around 'Captain Cook's 200th Anniversary, 1770-1970', reverse, plain except for impression of Cook's bust and maker's name, Wallace Bishop Factory Brisbane, mounted to a chrome and enamel plaque (58x90mm), with title, 'AMPOL/1970 TRIAL/COMPETITOR'

The badge was issued to competitors in the 1970 Ampol Trial, a long-distance rally around Australia. The trial was won jointly by Jean-Claude and Lucette Ogier in a Citroën DS 21 and Edgar Herrmann and Hans Schüller in a Datsun 1600 SSS.