Medal - Victoria Great London Exposition, G.L.

€417,663.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1862
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter69 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) BHM#2749
Obverse descriptionBust of Prince Albert within medallion
Obverse letteringAlber BORN 26TH AUG 1819 DIED 14TH DEC 1861
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionExterior of the Crystal Palace
Reverse letteringIn Memory of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALBERT PRINCE CONSORT FOUNDER OF THE EXHIBITION OF 1851 & PROJECTOR OF THE EXHIBITION OF 1862. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BUILDING (WEST FRONT VIEW) OPENED MAY 1 1862. Length 1200ft.Width 700ft. Height 100 ft. Nave 85ft.Wide Height of Domes 250 ft. Diamr at Base 160ft. COST £300`000.
Reverse script
Engraver
Mintage1862  - -
Catalog ID6119351660
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