Sweden, Sven Ludvig Loven (1809–1895), 1903 medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Medal commemorating S.L. Loven—the first Swedish Arctic explorer
signed A. Lindberg
obverse: a bust of Loven facing left, with the dates 1809–1895 on either side and a legend around the rim; below the bust, the signature “A. Lindberg,”
reverse: in the center, a sailing ship in water surrounded by mountains with the sun in the background, and an inscription around the edge
SCRUTANTI PATUERE ARCTOS PELAGIQUE PROFUNDA, at the bottom SOCIO MERIT REG ACAD SCIENT SUEC MCMIII (1903).
