Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Norway, Public Announcement of Roald Amundsen Reaching the South Pole, 1912, a light bronze medal by L.-C. Lauer, bust three-quarters right, rev. Norwegian flag flying over cairn at the Pole, 51mm (cf. DNW 30, 853). Extremely fine (£90-120)

Plate 22. Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and his team of Norwegian explorers were the first people to reach the South Pole, on 16 December 1911; his success was publicly announced on his arrival at Hobart, Tasmania, on 7 March 1912