Reference:5209 Arctic Medal , 1855

Bust of Queen Victoria to left, wearing a tiara. / A large sailing ship amidst icebergs; a sledging party in the foreground. Beaded borders each side. Plain edge.

By Leonard Charles Wyon (signed L.C. WYON F. on the truncation).

35 mm. (octagonal form); with official star and swivel loop attachment (65 mm. in height) and with original white ribbon and broach fastening at the top (110 mm. in height).

Please note that the website illustration of the medal does not include the ribbon and clasp, both of which are in superb condition. An image of the entire medal and ribbon is available on request. 

Condition: Extremely fine and attractively toned

Notes:

The 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.