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Description: | Obverse: Bust of King Edward VII in naval uniform with order and medals. Legend: 'EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR'. 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). Inscription on edge: 'SPECIMEN'. Bars: 'ANTARCTIC 1907-09', 'ANTARCTIC 1910-13', 'ANTARCTIC 1912-14', 'ANTARCTIC 1914-16', 'ANTARCTIC 1917', 'ANTARCTIC 1929-1931'. Fitted with a cusped bar and suspended from a white ribbon.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Polar Medal expeditionary medals VII Discovery 1901 (HMS) Edward | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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