New Zealand Antartic Medal

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SKU: 02.NZL.0110.101.01.000

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  • Silver Medal Obverse
  • Silver Medal Reverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    New Zealand
  • Makers
    Eng Leong Medallie Industries Pte Ltd., Singapore
  • Composition
    Silver
  • Inscription
    Obv: ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF NEW ZEALAND
  • Size
    36mm
  • Image Licensing
    The Silver Medal images are attributed to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand and are used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. They were sourced from the New Zealand Order of Merit webpage on the website of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand. See the following pages for more information: http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/nzom; http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/utilities/copyright

History


The New Zealand Antarctic Medal was established by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand by Royal Warrant on September 1, 2006. The Medal was created to replace the British Polar Medal. It is awarded to New Zealand citizens and foreigners who, as part of a New Zealand mission to Antarctica, have made an outstanding contributions to exploration, research, and environmental conservation. The Medal may be awarded posthumously.

Clasps may be awarded for further services worthy of another award. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters NZAM.

The recipient’s full name is engraved in the rim, and the reverse depicts an image of four emperor penguins with an Antarctic landscape.

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