Polar Medal - Wikipedia
WEBThe Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research, and particularly for those who have worked over extended periods in harsh climates. It was instituted in 1857 as the Arctic Medal, and renamed the Polar Medal in 1904. [2]
List of recipients of the Polar Medal - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of recipients of the Polar Medal, which is awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It was instituted in 1857 as the Arctic Medal and renamed the Polar Medal in 1904. The years given indicate when the award was announced in the London Gazette, rather than the year of presentation.
Emering - TheMedalHound.com: British Polar Medals
WEBThe first ever British polar medal, the Arctic Medal 1818-1855, was established by Queen Victoria, as noted in The London Gazette of January 30, 1857.
Christopher Eimer: Medals - Arctic Medal
WEBThe Arctic medal, with its very evocative reverse scene, was authorized in 1857 and awarded, unnamed, to those who had been engaged in expeditions of discovery or search expeditions from 1818, including the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin 1845-48.
ARCTIC MEDAL (Victoria) 30th January 1857 - Medals of England
WEBAwarded to all officers and men engaged in expeditions to the Polar Regions from 1818 to 1855, including those involved in the on-going search for the ill-fated Franklin Expedition of 1845-48.
Arctic Medal 1818-1855, engraved to Walter Wilkinson, issued 1857
WEBArctic Medal 1818-1855, 1857. This was the first British medal issued for polar exploration. Its issue was not confined to British explorers, and was also made to those of other nations, both servicemen and civilians.
ARCTIC MEDAL 1818-1855 - The National Archives
WEBADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. Division within ADM - Records of Service. ADM 171 - Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department:...
ARCTIC MEDAL (Victoria) 1818-1855. Superb Toned EF & Original
WEBARCTIC MEDAL 1818-1855. (Victoria) A very attractive example of this much sought after and illusive award. VERY RARE TO FIND ONE OF THESE WITH A TOTALLY INTACT SUSPENSION. EF DARK TONE & ORIGINAL -SOLD-
Arctic Medal 1818-55 - Australian War Memorial
WEBArctic Medal 1818-55. Unnamed as issued. The octagonal shaped medal has a beaded rim, surmounted by a nine pointed star (representing the Pole Star) to which a suspension ring is fitted. Obverse: Queen Victoria wearing a small tiara with her hair in a loose chignon secured with a ribbon.
About the Polar Medal - UK Parliament
WEBThe Polar Medal was instituted in September 1904 to reward the participants in Captain Robert F. Scott's successful first expedition to the Antarctic region.
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