Congratulations to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff who have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for their contributions to improving our understanding of ...

In 1904, the Polar Medal was inaugurated for members of Captain Scott’s first expedition to Antarctica. Subsequent medals were awarded to members of Ernest Shackleton’s expeditions in 1907-09 ...

The Polar Medal of Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most famous explorers of all time, will leave the UK unless a domestic buyer is willing to pay £1.76million.

The Polar Medal of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton will leave the UK unless a UK-based buyer is willing to pay about £1.76 million (€2.05 million).. An export bar has been placed on the ...

The Polar Medal, which has three bars, was awarded to Shackleton by Edward VII in 1905 for his participation in Sir Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition (1902–1904).

SIR Ernest Shackleton’s £1.8 million Polar Medal has quietly left the UK after the Government failed to find a British buyer, the Sun on Sunday can reveal. He was one of the most famous ...

The Polar Medal is awarded to people for outstanding achievement and service to the UK in the field of polar research. Originally called the Arctic Medal, it has existed for 150 years.

The Polar Medal of Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most famous explorers of all time, will leave the UK unless a domestic buyer is willing to pay £1.76million.

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Polar Medal, one of the world’s most significant treasures from the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, has been gifted to Canterbury Museum by the Adson Trust.