Maudheim medal

Maudheim medal Maudheimmedaljen
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 (Maudheimmedaljen) was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 14 November 1951 in honor of the members of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1949–1952, awarded to the participants of the expedition. This expedition was the first to Antarctica involving an international team of scientists. During the expedition, a base known as Maudheim was established on the Quar Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land in February 1950. 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".