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First Arctic Medal

First Arctic Medal awarded to Henry Trollope (1815-1876). Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a small diadem, (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. 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'. Suspended by a star and loop from a white ribbon. Inscribed on the edge: 'H. TROLLOPE LT. & COMMR. HERALD RATTLESNAKE AD 1849 1854'. Framed with LOA0763 and LOA0764.

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA7896
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Polar medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Wyon, Leonard Charles
Date made:	1857
People:	Trollope, Rear Henry
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 33 mm