Large Gold medal, Société de Géographie, Paris, 1827

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Large Gold medal, Société de Géographie, Paris, 1827

Large Gold medal of the Société de Géographie de Paris, awarded to John Franklin in 1829 (the first such award). The obverse depicts Minerva seated holding a laurel wreath in each hand extending her right to the front. Behind her are palm branches on an altar, a wreath of laurel knotted at the base. The exergue reads "MDCCCXXVII" "ANDRIEU FECIT" (L). "DE PUYMAURIN DI" (R). On the reverse is the legend: "SOCIETE DE GEOGRAPHIE. FONDEE A PARIS EN 1821" and within a laurel wreath is the inscription: "AU CAPITAINE FRANKLIN POUR SON VOYAGE AUX TERRES POLAIRES PRIX ANNUEL".

The medal was awarded to Captain John Franklin in 1829 for land exploration in the polar regions. It was the earliest large gold medal awarded by the society, which is the oldest geographical society in the world.

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Object Details

ID:	MED1852
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Prize medal
Display location:	Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Creator:	Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de
Events:	Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Second Overland Expedition, 1825-1827
Date made:	1827; 1829
Exhibition:	North-West Passage
Credit:	On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Hopton Hall Derbyshire Collection. Kindly lent by the Gell Muniment Trustees
Measurements:	Overall: 68 mm x 270.5 g
Parts:	Large Gold medal, Société de Géographie, Paris, 1827 Large Gold medal, Société de Géographie, Paris, 1827 (Box) (MED1852.1)