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Gold medal of the Société de Géographie de Paris, awarded to George Back for his voyage 1836-7 in HMS 'Terror'
Gold medal of the Société de Géographie de Paris, awarded to George Back (1796-1878) in 1837 for his voyage 1836-37 in HMS 'Terror'. The obverse depicts Minerva seated holding a laurel wreath in each hand, extending her right to the front. Behind her are palm branches and laurel wreaths on a garlanded altar. The reverse shows the legend, 'SOCIÉTÉ DE GÉOGRAPHIE. FONDÉE A PARIS EN 1821' and an inscription within a laurel wreath: 'AU CAPITAINE GEORGE BACK POUR SON VOYAGE DANS LES REGIONS ARCTIQUES PRIX ANNUEL 1834'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0786 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Back's voyage, 1836-1837 |
| Date made: | 1834 |
| Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
| People: | Back, George; Back, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 69 mm |