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Medal - Polar expedition of Nansen on the Fram
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the three-masted polar ship Fram under full sail on the sea, set within a raised inner circle. The surrounding legend names all thirteen crew members of the expedition, arranged around the rim with star separators. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDTJOF NANSEN SVERDRUP JACOBSEN * BLESSING * MOGSTAD * HENRIKSEN * BERNTSEN * JOHANSEN AMUNDSEN * JUELL * NORDAHL * PETTERSON * SCOTT HANSEN * |
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| Reverse lettering | FORSKERAANDENS MORGENSOL / GLIMTED OP MOD ISLAGT POL 24.6.21.7.1893 / 13.8.20.8.1896 NANSEN JOHANSEN. // 86°14°N.BR // `FRAM`. 85° 57° N.BR |
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