Medal - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld and Louis Palander Passing of the Northeast Passage
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1879 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 57.05 g |
| Diameter | 47.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
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| Notice | |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts left of Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901), Expedition leader and Adolf Arnold Louis Palander (1842–1920), Captain of the Vega. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | A.A.L.PALANDER. / A.E.NORDENSKIÖLD. |
| Reverse description | Port-side view of the SS Vega amidst the ice. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | INVIA TENACI NULLA EST VIA |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 6171011130 |
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