Medal - Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 1947 |
| Composition | Nickel silver (74% copper, 22% nickel, 3% zinc, 1% manganese) |
| Weight | 7.8 g |
| Diameter | 31.7 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 536987 |
| References | Slg. Joos# 691 Michael Joos; 2018. Medaillen, Plaketten, Abzeichen der Luftfahrt 1783 - 1945: Die Sammlung Joos = Medals, Plaques, and Badges of Aviation 1783–1945: The Joos Collection. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. E. Button (publisher); 1979. Frankfurter Münzhandlung Auktions-Katalog / Volume 126: Luftfahrt - Raumfahrt. E. Button, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com) , PCGS# 893182PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Commemorative issue
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Obverse
Cart wheel style with legend on outer perimeter. American shield in front of an image of profile Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd in uniform.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FIRST TO FLY OVER THE SOUTH POLE
REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E.BYRD, U.S.N.
Reverse
Image of Byrd’s plane at top. Legend stacked 6 lines below.
Dates at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TO COMMEMORATE
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF
THE BYRD
ANTARCTIC
EXPEDITION
1928-1930
Edge
Plain
Mint
Heraldic Art Company, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A., United States (1947-1978)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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