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First Arctic Medal
First Arctic Medal awarded to Henry Trollope (1815-1876). Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a small diadem, (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: Port broadside view of a barque in the ice, a sledge party in the foreground, icebergs in the distance. Legend: 'FOR ARCTIC DISCOVERIES'. Exergue: '1818-1855'. Suspended by a star and loop from a white ribbon. Inscribed on the edge: 'H. TROLLOPE LT. & COMMR. HERALD RATTLESNAKE AD 1849 1854'. Framed with LOA0763 and LOA0764.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA7896 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Date made: | 1857 |
| People: | Trollope, Rear Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |