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Medal commemorating the Antarctic exploration, voyage of the 'Vostok' and 'Mirny', 1819-22

Medal commemorating the Antarctic exploration, voyage of the 'Vostok' and 'Mirny', 1819-22. Obverse: Head of Czar Alexander I (right). Legend in Russian (Alexander the First, by the grace of God, Emperor of all the Russias). Reverse: Inscription in Russian (The sloops, 'Vostok' and 'Mirny', year 1819). These two small vessels commanded by Commodore Bellingshausen made a voyage to the Antarctic regions 1819-21.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0426
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Shilov, I.
Places: Russia
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Bellingshausen's voyage, 1819-1822
Vessels: Mirney fl.1819 (Russian); Vostok (1818)
Date made: 1819
People: Tsar Alexander I of Russia; Bellingshausen, Thaddeus Fabian von
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 mm x 42 mm x 3 mm