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Medal: Arctic and Antarctic

1941

Erwin Frederick Springweiler

(American, 1896–1968)
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Culture
America
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1942.151
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
Lustrous golden-brown metal forms two circular views of a medal in raised relief. One side features a polar bear with a smooth, massive body tilting its snout upward toward two stylized birds and the word ARCTIC. On the other, four penguins huddle atop jagged ice above the word ANTARCTIC. Names in embossed capital letters circle each border, separated by stars, highlighting rounded animal forms set against a flat backdrop.

Medal: Arctic and Antarctic

1941

Erwin Frederick Springweiler

(American, 1896–1968)
America

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