Medal commemorating Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (1908-1999)

Medal commemorating Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (1908-1999). Obverse; Bust of Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs in arctic clothing with hood back (left). Legend: 'VIVIAN ERNEST FUCHS'. Reverse: Map of the Antarctic continent showing route taken by the expedition from Shackleton on the Weddell Sea to Scott on the Ross Sea. Legend: 'PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2084
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Creator: Kovacs
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-1958
Date made: 1958
People: Fuchs, Vivien Ernest; Kovacs
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 65 mm