First Arctic Medal

Arctic medal recipient unknown. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a small diadem, (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". 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" Suspended by a star and loop from a white ribbon. Uninscribed.

Object Details

ID: MED1499
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Polar medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Leonard Charles
Date made: 1857
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 33 mm