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Polar Medal 1910-36
Obverse: Head of George V. 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: 'ARCTIC 1930-31'. The medal is fitted with a cusped bar and white ribbon with brooch pin. As awarded to members of Mr Watkins's British Arctic Air-Route Expedition.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0430 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gillick, Ernest George; Mackennal, Edgar Bertram |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: British Arctic Air-Route Expedition, Watkins, 1930-1931 |
| Vessels: | Discovery (1901) |
| Date made: | 1930 |
| People: | King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 33 mm |