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Commemorative medallion

A brass diamond-shaped commemorative medallion, with suspension ring. Depicting the Chilean naval tug 'Yelcho', inscribed 'YELCHO', 'CHILE'. It belonged to Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967) surgeon on Shackletons last two expeditions.
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Object Details

ID: ZBA2271
Collection: Relics
Type: Medallion
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Date made: circa 1917
People: Macklin, Alexander Hepburne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 35 mm