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Polar Medal 1910-36
Obverse: Bust of King George V, crowned and robed. Legend: 'GEORGIVS V.D.G.BRITT.OMN.REX ET INDIAE IMP.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a barque-rigged steamer (Discovery) fast in the ice; a volcano in the distance; a group of six men in polar dress on skis in the foreground; a sledge with sails (left). Inscription on edge: 'SPECIMEN'. Bar: 'ANTARCTIC 1928-31'. Fitted with cusped bar and white ribbon with brooch pin. Awarded to members of Sir Douglas Mawson's British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0429 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gillick, Ernest George; Mackennal, Edgar Bertram |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: British, Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931 |
| Vessels: | Discovery (1901) |
| Date made: | circa 1929 |
| People: | King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 33mm |