Lot 1907

Sale 130 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Netherlands, Willem Barents, (issued 1944 as 350th commemorative of the Dutch navigator's first Arctic voyage), in white metal (59mm), by Mar Rhem (Hans Rhem), obverse, bearded image of Barents 3/4 right, reverse, an event from his 1594 expedition to the Far North Arctic of two expeditioners fighting off a polar bear. Very fine.