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Prize medal: Royal Geographical Society 1835
Patron's medal presented to Captain George Back in 1835. The obverse depicts the head of King William IV and the legend: 'GVLIELMVS IIII D:G: BRITANNIARVM REX MDCCCXXX PATRONVS'.
The reverse shows Minerva with a globe behind her and a sextant at her feet, holding a scroll in her left hand and a laurel wreath in her right. The legend reads: 'OB TERRAS RECLUSAS', and the exergue: 'ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY'. The inscription on the edge of the medal reads: 'CAPTAIN GEORGE BACK, ROYAL NAVY. MDCCCXXXV'. Back was awarded the Patron's Medal: 'for his recent discoveries in the Arctic, and his memorable journey down the Great Fish River'.
The reverse shows Minerva with a globe behind her and a sextant at her feet, holding a scroll in her left hand and a laurel wreath in her right. The legend reads: 'OB TERRAS RECLUSAS', and the exergue: 'ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY'. The inscription on the edge of the medal reads: 'CAPTAIN GEORGE BACK, ROYAL NAVY. MDCCCXXXV'. Back was awarded the Patron's Medal: 'for his recent discoveries in the Arctic, and his memorable journey down the Great Fish River'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1016 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Back's voyage, 1833-1835 |
| Date made: | 1830; 1835 |
| Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
| People: | King William IV; Back, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | 55 mm |