Bing & Grøndahl CM38

Conquest of the North Pole 1909

The conquest of the North Pole is traditionally credited to American Navy engineer Robert Edwin Peary, who claimed to have reached the Pole on April 6, 1909, accompanied by American Matthew Henson and four Inuit men named Ootah, Seeglo, Egigingwah, and Ooqueah.  The North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.  There is no land at the North Pole, just waters (13,000 feet deep) that are covered with constantly shifting sea ice. This makes it impossible to construct a permanent marker at the North Pole.

Maker	Bing & Grøndahl
Series	Commemoratives
Plate #	BG-CM38
Year	1909
Price	$250
Size	9"  -  23 cm
Artist	Harald Moltke
Book Value	$200 - $250
Quality	First Quality
Condition	Excellent
Material	Porcelain

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