| The picture shows a close view of both sides of the (2) Different Rear Admiral Byrd South Pole Medals / Coins in this lot. Both are honoring Rear Admiral Byrd as the first to fly over the South Pole. The first one pictured is made of aluminum and was a premium game piece from a Shell Gasoline Station. It measures 1" wide and is in mint condition. The obverse has a raised image of a plane flying over icebergs and penguins and reads: ADMIRAL BYRD'S FLIGHT OVER THE SOUTH POLE
©1968 PRN The reverse reads: SHELL'S
FAMOUS
FACTS
&
FACES
GAME The next coin is made of brass, measures 1-1/4" wide, and in bright near mint condition. The obverse has a raised image of Rear Admiral Byrd and a flag shield. It reads: FIRST TO FLY OVER THE SOUTH POLE
REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD, U. S. N. The reverse has a raised image of an airplane. On the airplane is the number NX4542 and "BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION". The rest reads: TO COMMEMORATE
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF
THE BYRD
ANTARCTIC
EXPEDITION
1928 - 1930
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