Medal - Queen Victoria (Award for Arctic Discoveries) ND (1857) front Medal - Queen Victoria (Award for Arctic Discoveries) ND (1857) back
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Medal - Queen Victoria Award for Arctic Discoveries ND

1857 year
Silver (Mounted with five-pointed star and loop) 21.24 g 33 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Type
Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards
Year
1857
Composition
Silver (Mounted with five-pointed star and loop)
Weight
21.24 g
Diameter
33 mm
Shape
Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#368941
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Ship blocked in ice. Icebergs to right and left, in the foreground a sledging party.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FOR ARCTIC DISCOVERIES
1818-1855

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Edge

Plain

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1857)  1486 - - - - - -

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