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Polar Medal 1910-36
Obverse: Bust of King George V in naval uniform, orders and medals (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT. OMN. REX ET IND. IMP'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a barque-rigged steamer (Discovery) fast in the ice, a volcano in the distance, a group of six men in polar dress on skis in the foreground, a sledge with sail (left). Bar: 'ANTARCTIC 1912-14'. Inscription on edge: 'SPECIMEN'. Awarded to members of Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
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Object details
| ID: | MED0407 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Polar medal |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Gillick, Ernest George; Mackennal, Edgar Bertram |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 |
| Date made: | circa 1910 |
| People: | King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |