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Maudheim medal
Maudheimmedaljen
Ribbon bar of the medalAwarded by 
NorwayType Medal Eligibility Members of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition. Awarded for Commemorative medal for the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition Status No longer awarded Statistics Established 14 November 1951 Total awarded 18 Precedence Next (higher) Norwegian Korea Medal Next (lower) Antarctic Medal Related King's Medal of Merit The Maudheim medal was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 14 November 1951 in memory of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1949-1952, awarded to the participants of the expedition. The medal itself is the same as the King's Medal of Merit in Silver with the addition of a silver buckle on the ribbon with the inscription «MAUDHEIM 1949-1952».
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Recipients
Norwegian citizens
- John Schjelderup Giæver
- Nils Roer
- Nils Jørgen Schumacher
- Egil Gunnar Rogstad
- Peter Jul Melleby
- Bjarne Lorentzen
Swedish citizens
- Stig Valter Schytt
- Gösta Hjalmar Liljequist
- Stig Eugen Hallgren
- Paul Ove Wilson
- Bertil Ekström (Post Mortem)
British citizens
- Gordon de Quetteville Robin
- Charles Wintrop Molesworth Swithinbank
- Alan Williams Reece
- Ernest Frederik Roots
- John Ellis Jelbart (Post Mortem)
- Leslie Arthur Quar (Post Mortem)
See also
External links
Categories:- Norway stubs
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway
- Exploration of Antarctica
- Awards for polar exploration
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