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First Arctic Medal
Arctic medal awarded to Stephen Court R.N. (1826-61) Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a small diadem, (left), Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Truncation: 'L.C. WYON F.' Reverse: Port broadside view of a barque in the ice, a sledge party in the foreground, icebergs in the distance. Legend: 'FOR ARCTIC DISCOVERIES'. Exergue: '1818-1855'. The medal is suspended by a star and loop from a white ribbon. Inscribed on the edge: 'STEPHEN COURT R.N. 2 MASTER ENTERPRISE AND INVESTIGATOR.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0100 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClure, 1850-1854 |
| Vessels: | Enterprise fl.1818 (HMS); Investigator (1811) |
| Date made: | 1857 |
| People: | Court, Stephen |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |