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Medal - Successful passing of the Northeast Passage - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld and Louis Palander
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief depiction of the three-masted steam-sailing vessel Vega navigating icy Arctic waters, with a rocky coastline and icebergs visible in the background. A curved legend at the top of the field records the completion of the Northeast Passage during the reign of King Oscar II, with a further inscription in the lower exergue naming A.E. Nordenskjöld, the ship Vega, its commander L. Palander, and the dates 1878–1879. |
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| Obverse lettering | NORDOST-PASSAGEN FULLBORDAD UNDER KONUNG OSCAR IIs REGERINGSTID UNDER LEDNING AF A.E. NORDENSKJÖLD MED SVENSKA SKEPPET VEGA FÖRDT AF L. PALANDER 1878-1879 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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