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Medal - Queen Victoria Award for Arctic Discoveries
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1857 |
| Type | Award medals › Scholastic,
academic and scientific awards |
| Composition | Silver (Mounted with five-pointed star and loop) |
| Weight | 21.24 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Notice | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| Reference(s) | Mayo#184 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Queen Victoria with tiara facing left. |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA REGINA |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Ship blocked in ice. Icebergs to right and left, in the foreground a sledging party. |
| Reverse lettering | FOR ARTIC DISCOVERIES
1818-1855 |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) |
| Mintage | ND (1857) - - 1 486
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| Catalog ID | 9915704800 |
| Comments | |
