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Arctic Medal 1876
Awarded for service on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Obverse: Short bust of Queen Victoria crowned and veiled (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1876'. Signed on truncation: 'G.G. ADAMS. SC.'
Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a ship fast in the ice, clouds above. Near edge: 'L.C.W.' Inscription on edge: 'J. HAND, A.B. H.M.S.DISCOVERY'.
Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a ship fast in the ice, clouds above. Near edge: 'L.C.W.' Inscription on edge: 'J. HAND, A.B. H.M.S.DISCOVERY'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0141 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles; Adams, George Gammon |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876 |
| Vessels: | Active (1869); Discovery (1873) |
| Date made: | 1876 |
| People: | Hand, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |
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