Medal commemorating Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (1908-1999)
Medal commemorating Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (1908-1999). Obverse; Bust of Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs in arctic clothing with hood back (left). Legend: 'VIVIAN ERNEST FUCHS'. Reverse: Map of the Antarctic continent showing route taken by the expedition from Shackleton on the Weddell Sea to Scott on the Ross Sea. Legend: 'PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2084 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Kovacs |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-1958 |
| Date made: | 1958 |
| People: | Fuchs, Vivien Ernest; Kovacs |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 65 mm |