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Auction: 24126 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 38: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 2337

Royal Geographical Society, Fuchs Medal, AE Medal, 1958, by Frank Kovaks, VIVIAN ERNEST FUCHS, bust left, wearing arctic clothing, his hood down, rev. PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY * TRANS-ATLANTIC EXPEDITION*, map of Antarctica with the route marked, 1955-1958, 64mm, 129.93g (Eimer 2099; BHM 4473; Poulsom 88, 92), good very fine

Provenance

Spink, by private treaty, £250



Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (1908-1999) was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal in 1951, for leading the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition. Examples in bronze were presented to the 37 expedition members but Fuchs received a unique specimen stuck in gold. Spink, obtained a specimen in silver for their archive collection.

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£200