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Description: | 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. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Henry Trollope | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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