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Medal - Victoria Great Exhibition, J. Davis
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1851 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | TO COMMEMORATE THE EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS PROPOSED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT & PATRONISED BY H.M.G. MAJESTY THE QUEEN |
| Reverse description | The upper half of the reverse depicts a detailed exterior view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, flanked by trees and figures in the foreground, with the inscription DESIGNED BY J PAXTON ESQ and ERECTED BY FOX HENDERSON & CO along the base of the building. A multi-line statistical legend arching above records the building's dimensions and opening date. The lower half of the field features an allegorical scene of four figures representing the nations of industry, seated and standing around a globe and various goods, framed by ornamental foliage. |
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