Gold medal of the Société de Géographie de Paris, awarded to George Back for his voyage 1836-7 in HMS 'Terror'

Gold medal of the Société de Géographie de Paris, awarded to George Back (1796-1878) in 1837 for his voyage 1836-37 in HMS 'Terror'. The obverse depicts Minerva seated holding a laurel wreath in each hand, extending her right to the front. Behind her are palm branches and laurel wreaths on a garlanded altar. The reverse shows the legend, 'SOCIÉTÉ DE GÉOGRAPHIE. FONDÉE A PARIS EN 1821' and an inscription within a laurel wreath: 'AU CAPITAINE GEORGE BACK POUR SON VOYAGE DANS LES REGIONS ARCTIQUES PRIX ANNUEL 1834'.

Object Details

ID: MEC0786
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Prize medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de
Places: France
Events: Arctic Exploration: Back's voyage, 1836-1837
Date made: 1834
Exhibition: North-West Passage
People: Back, George; Back, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall: 69 mm
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