Medal commemorating the attainment of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott

Medal commemorating the attainment of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott. Obverse: Amundsen’s party at the South Pole. Legend: '14 DESEMBER 1911 . O. BJAALAND . H. HANSSEN . ROALD AMUNDSEN . S. HASSEL . O. WISTING.' Reverse: Scott’s party at the South Pole. Legend: 17 JANUARY 1912 . DR E. WILSON . H. BOWERS . CAPT R.F. SCOTT RN . E. EVANS . L. OATES.' Each polar party is shown with their national flag. In presentation box.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5134
Type: Medal
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Creator: Solowiej, Danuta
Places: London
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Amundsen's Antarctic Expedition, 1910; Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Date made: 2012; Danuta Solowiej
People: Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning; Scott, Robert Falcon Wisting, Oscar Adolf Wilson, Edward Adrian Bowers, Henry Robertson Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm; Diameter: 60 mm