The medal was accompanied by a certificate; this one was awarded to Andreas Beck
The South Pole Medal (Norwegian: Sydpolsmedaljen) or Medal Commemorating the 1910–1911 Fram Expedition to the South Pole (Medalje til erindring om "Frams" ekspedisjon til Sydpolen 1910–1911) is a Norwegian medal established by Haakon VII of Norway on August 20, 1912 to recognize participants in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition.[1][2] The medal was awarded to participants in the exhibition on the day it was instituted. The medal was designed by the engraver Ivar Throndsen.[3]
^Store norske leksikon: Sydpolsmedaljen.
^Lampe, C. (ed.). 1927. Norges statskalender for året 1927. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co (W. Nygaard), pp. 1053–1054.
The SouthPoleMedal (Norwegian: Sydpolsmedaljen) or Medal Commemorating the 1910–1911 Fram Expedition to the SouthPole (Medalje til erindring om "Frams"...
the Equator and the 100th meridian west longitude, thence south to the SouthPole. The medal, made of bronze, is 1+1⁄4 inches (32 mm) inches wide. The...
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the SouthPoleMedal (Sydpolsmedaljen), a Royal Norwegian award instituted by King Haakon VII in 1912 to reward participants in Roald Amundsen's South Pole...
medal—for the 1926 flight they claim reached the North Pole. And Admiral Thomas J. Ryan was awarded the medal for saving a woman from the burning Grand Hotel...
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