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Award - Elizabeth II Fuchs Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Reference(s) | BHM#4473 |
| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs in high relief, wearing a hooded polar jacket. The curved legend VIVIAN ERNEST FUCHS arcs across the upper field. A small engraver's signature is visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse description | Central relief map of Antarctica showing the continent with the Weddell Sea to the left and the Ross Sea to the lower right. Two expedition routes are marked across the continent, labelled Shackleton and Scott, converging at the South Pole. The circular legend PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY arcs around the upper field, and TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION around the lower field, with the dates 1955-1958 in the exergue. Small stars punctuate the legend at intervals. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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