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Medal - Polar expedition of Nansen on the Fram
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the three-masted polar vessel Fram sailing in relief within the field. The name FRIDTJOF NANSEN is inscribed diagonally across the central field, with SVERDRUP below the ship. The names of all expedition members form a circular legend around the periphery, separated by five-pointed stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDTJOF NANSEN SVERDRUP JACOBSEN * BLESSING * MOGSTAD * HENRIKSEN * BERNTSEN * JOHANSEN AMUNDSEN * JUELL * NORDAHL * PETTERSON * SCOTT HANSEN * |
| Reverse description | A polar globe dominates the lower field, with rays of sunlight emanating from the bottom. Above, the crowned Norwegian coat of arms flanked by palm, laurel and oak branches in relief. Two arched inscriptions along the rim record the expedition dates, and a central inscription in the field records the record latitudes reached by Nansen and Johansen and by the Fram. |
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