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Medal commemorating the attainment of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott
Medal commemorating the attainment of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott. Obverse: Amundsen’s party at the South Pole. Legend: '14 DESEMBER 1911 . O. BJAALAND . H. HANSSEN . ROALD AMUNDSEN . S. HASSEL . O. WISTING.' Reverse: Scott’s party at the South Pole. Legend: 17 JANUARY 1912 . DR E. WILSON . H. BOWERS . CAPT R.F. SCOTT RN . E. EVANS . L. OATES.' Each polar party is shown with their national flag. In presentation box.
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Object details
| ID: | ZBA5134 |
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| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Solowiej, Danuta |
| Places: | London |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Amundsen's Antarctic Expedition, 1910; Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 |
| Date made: | 2012 |
| People: | Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning; Scott, Robert Falcon Wisting, Oscar Adolf Wilson, Edward Adrian Bowers, Henry Robertson Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm; Diameter: 60 mm |