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| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1851 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert facing left in high relief, Victoria wearing a crown and jewelled necklace, Albert in military uniform. The circumscribed legend reads H.M.G.M. QUEEN VICTORIA AND H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, with the engraver's initials ASM visible in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of the Crystal Palace exhibition building in landscape relief occupying the central field, with trees flanking the structure. THE CRYSTAL PALACE appears as a prominent legend above the building, and FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN LONDON OF 1851 is inscribed below. Dimensional statistics of the building are arranged around the outer border legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | LENGTH 1848 Ft. · WIDTH 456 Ft. · HEIGHT OF ROOF 66 Ft. · HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 198 Ft. · THE CRYSTAL PALACE FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN LONDON OF 1851 |
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