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Polar Medal 1937-53
Obverse: Head of King George VI (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR: OMN:REX:F:D:IND: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 1935-37'.
The medal is fitted with a cusped bar and white ribbon with brooch pin. This bar was awarded for the expedition to Graham Land.
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 1935-37'.
The medal is fitted with a cusped bar and white ribbon with brooch pin. This bar was awarded for the expedition to Graham Land.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0441 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gillick, Ernest George; Paget, Thomas Humphrey |
| Events: | British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-1937 |
| Vessels: | Discovery (1901) |
| Date made: | 1937 |
| People: | King George VI |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 33 mm |