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Prize medal: Royal Geographical Society 1837
Prize medal presented to Captain George Back. The obverse depicts the head of King William IV with 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 medal has a half glazed with a silver rim, which hides the inscription on edge.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1017 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Date made: | 1830; circa 1837 |
| Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
| People: | King William IV; Back, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | 55 mm |