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Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

Antarctica Service Medal; Obverse: relief of a figure standing in a parka depicted, embossed text "ANTARCTICA SERVICE"; Reverse: relief of penguins and fish depicted on outer edge, embossed text "COURAGE, SACRIFICE, DEVOTION"; silk ribbon with blue light spectrum vertical stripes with white center stripe and black edge stripe.

Dimensions

3-D: 7 × 3.8 × 0.6cm (2 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in.)

Materials

Copper Alloy
Silk
Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy

Inventory Number

A19710133000

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Army, Office of the Adjutant General

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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