Medal - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld and Louis Palander Passing of the Northeast Passage

€189,880.00
LocationSweden
Year1879
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight57.05 g
Diameter47.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeLea Ahlborn
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionConjoined busts left of Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901), Expedition leader and Adolf Arnold Louis Palander (1842–1920), Captain of the Vega.
Obverse letteringA.A.L.PALANDER. / A.E.NORDENSKIÖLD.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionPort-side view of the SS Vega amidst the ice.
Reverse letteringINVIA TENACI NULLA EST VIA
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1879  - -
Catalog ID6171011130
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