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1896 Artic Exploration Medal With Baloon and

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:160.00 - 240.00 USD
1896 Artic Exploration Medal With Baloon and
<B>1896 Arctic Exploration Medal With Balloon and Ship.</B></I> White metal, 50.1 mm. Augustus Hogel, engraver. Obverse features Swedish balloonist Salomon Andree, flight toward pole from Goteborg, June 1896. He died on his next flight, and his body was found in 1930. The reverse has Norwegian explorer and humanitarian Fridthiof Nansen (1861-1930) and the three-masted ship <I>Fram. </B></I>This is an almost problem-free medal, with only minor toning and a couple of nicks. This should see plenty of action from collectors in a wide area of fields.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)