Maudheim medal
| Maudheim medal Maudheimmedaljen | |
|---|---|
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Ribbon bar of the medal | |
Awarded by  Norway | |
| Type | 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».
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)