Medal - Death of Jean-Baptiste Charcot ND

Reverse

The ship "Pourquoi-Pas?" in between icebergs to the right.

Lettering:
EXPÉDITIONS POLAIRES FRANÇAISES
POURQUOI PAS?
EM LINDAUER

Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Edge

Plain with cornucopia mark and inscription.

Lettering: (corne) BRONZE

Comment

Charcot’s Antarctic expedition in the Pourquoi-Pas? lasted from 1909-1911. He went on to command a Q-boat in the Royal Navy during the Great War, and won the Distinguished Service Cross. On the night of 15 th September 1936, the Pourquoi-Pas? sank during a storm off Iceland, taking Charcot with her.