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Arctic Medal 1876

Awarded for service on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Obverse: Short bust of Queen Victoria crowned and veiled (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1876'. Signed on truncation: 'G.G. ADAMS. SC.'

Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a ship fast in the ice, clouds above. Near edge: 'L.C.W.' Inscription on edge: 'J. HAND, A.B. H.M.S.DISCOVERY'.
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Object Details

ID: MED0141
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Polar medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Leonard Charles; Adams, George Gammon
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Active (1869); Discovery (1873)
Date made: 1876
People: Hand, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm