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Description: | Arctic medal. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria in a small diadem, (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Signed on the truncation: 'L.C. WYON'. Reverse: Port broadside view of a barque in the ice, a sledge part in the foreground, icebergs in the distance. Legend: 'FOR ARCTIC DISCOVERIES'. Exergue: '1818-1855'. the medal is suspended by a star and loop. The ribbon is missing. Uninscribed.
Inscription. Recipient unknown (Medal found with other articles in Dr 40 Acquisition possibly DDM58-? (no. obscured in cat) but no relevent Acq. slip found). | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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