United States: Peary Polar Expedition Medal 1908-1909

An un-numbered, un-named & un-marked restrike

The decoration fitted with a slot brooch mounting bar which retains the long-hinged pin & intricate drop lock clasp fittings as issued

The Peary Polar Expedition Medal was a commemorative medal awarded - retroactively - to six of the participants of the 1908–1909 Expedition to the North Pole, led by Robert Peary. Authorized by Congress in 1944, the silver medals were presented by the Secretary of the Navy

The medal was established by Private Law 78-166 on January 28, 1944. The law was entitled, "An act to provide for the presentation of silver medals to certain members of the Peary Polar Expedition of 1908-1909." The law authorized the Secretary of the Navy to have made at the United States Mint, silver medals with which to reward six individuals for their service to the expedition. The medals were to be presented in the name of Congress. Absent from the list of recipients was Peary himself

View the extremely limited issuance of this medal (only 6 x awards) the Peary Polar Expedition Medal is one of the most rare American medal issues, with original positively attributed medals virtually impossible to obtain on the market

Condition: EF

Code: 23679