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: 3.8 × 1.3 × 6.5cm (1 1/2 × 1/2 × 2 9/16 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy
Possible Synthetic Fabric
Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy
Solder
Inventory Number
A19711092000
Credit Line
Transferred from the United States Air Force, Personnel Center
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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