Medal - William IV Birmingham Town Hall, bronze

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1834
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter73 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) BHM#1678, Eimer#1277
Obverse descriptionView of Birmingham Town Hall
Obverse letteringBIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL HANSOM & WELCH ARCHTS 1834
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend
Reverse letteringTHE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO SUPERINTEND THE ERECTING OF THE BUILDING WILL . BEALE ESQ. | WILL . PHIPSON ESQ. THOMAS CLARK ESQ. THEODORE PRICE ESQ. S. T. GALTON ESQ.| TIMOTHY SMITH ESQ. P.M. JAMES ESQ.| HENRY SMITH ESQ. THOMAS LEE ESQ. RICHARD SPOONER ESQ. OLIVER MASON ESQ.| SIR EDWARD THOMASON KT JOSEPH MOORE ESQ.| JOHN TURNER ESQ. JAMES PEARSON ESQ.| JOSEPH WALKER ESQ. JOHN ARNOLD ESQ. AND WILLIAM HAINES ESQ. SOLs. THE GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVALS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL WILL BE HELD IN THIS MARBLE HALL. THE SIZE OF THE MUSIC ROOM IS IN LENGTH 140 FEET, IN WIDTH 65 FEET, IN HEIGHT 65 FEET: THE ORGAN IS THE MOST POWERFULL ONE IN EUROPE, AND IS 40 FEET WIDE AND 45 FEET HIGH.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
Mintage1834  - -
Catalog ID8995234350
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