Maudheim medal
The Maudheim medal (Maudheimmedaljen) was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 14 November 1951 in honor of the members of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1949–1952, awarded to the participants of the expedition. This expedition was the first to Antarctica involving an international team of scientists. During the expedition, a base known as Maudheim was established on the Quar Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land in February 1950.
Maudheim medal
- Name
- Maudheim medal Maudheimmedaljen
- Period
- 1951
- Region
- Norway
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The Maudheim medal (Maudheimmedaljen) was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 14 November 1951 in honor of the members of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1949–1952, awarded to the participants of the expedition. This expedition was the first to Antarctica involving an international team of scientists. During the expedition, a base known as Maudheim was established on the Quar Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land in February 1950.
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The medal itself is the same as the King's Medal of Merit in Silver with the addition of a silver buckle on the ribbon with the inscription "MAUDHEIM 1949-1952". Only 18 people were awarded with the Maudheim Medal.
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• Name — Maudheim medal Maudheimmedaljen • Type — Medal • Eligibility — Members of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition. • Awarded For — Commemorative medal for the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition • Status — No longer awarded • Established — 14 November 1951 • Total Awarded — 18 • Higher — Norwegian Korea Medal • Lower — Antarctic Medal • Related — King's Medal of Merit
Norwegian
Norwegian
• John Schjelderup Giæver • Nils Roer • Nils Jørgen Schumacher • Egil Gunnar Rogstad • Peter Jul Melleby • Bjarne Lorentzen
Swedish
Swedish
• Stig Valter Schytt • Gösta Hjalmar Liljequist • Stig Eugen Hallgren • Paul Ove Wilson • Bertil Ekström (Post Mortem)
British
British
• Gordon de Quetteville Robin • Charles Winthrop Molesworth Swithinbank • Alan Williams Reece • Ernest Frederik Roots • John Ellis Jelbart (Post Mortem) • Leslie Arthur Quar (Post Mortem)
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