First Arctic Medal

First Arctic Medal awarded to William Brett, HMS 'Investigator'. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a small diadem (left), Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Truncation 'L. C. WYON'. Reverse. Port broadside view of a barque in the ice, a sledge party in the foreground, icebergs in the distance. Legend: 'FOR ARCTIC DISCOVERIES'. Exergue: '1818-1855' . Ribbon missing. Uninscribed.

Object Details

ID: MED1586
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Polar medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Leonard Charles
Date made: 1857
People: Brett, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 33 mm