Medal - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations - Victoria - London 1851

€454,255.00
LocationUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1851
TypeCommemorative medals/Exhibition, fair and festival medals
CompositionGold plated other (White metal)
Weight110.8 g
Diameter64.5 mm
Thickness6.4 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) BHM#2422 , PCGS#653118
Obverse descriptionProfile portrait right
Obverse letteringPRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA. ALLEN & MOORE
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionOuter view of Crystal Palace
Reverse letteringTHE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION LONDON, 1851. ALLEN & MOORE PROPOSED BY H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ. F. L. S., ERECTED BY FOX, HENDERSON & Co., LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH 456 FEET, HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET, HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FEET, GLAZED SURFACE 900,000 SUP FEET, OCCUPIES 18 ACRES OF GROUND, ESTIMATED VALUE £150,000.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverAllen and Moore, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1844-1855)
Mintage1851  - -
Catalog ID7145652920
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