© Greg Laws (CC BY-NC)
© Greg Laws (CC BY-NC)
International Exhibition
1862 year| Gilding metal plated bronze | 35.9 g | 41 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1862 |
| Composition | Gilding metal plated bronze |
| Weight | 35.9 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#312884 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Legend
Image of the exterior of the International Exhibition building
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1862
Stamped in the Building by H. Uhlhorn of Grevenbroich, Prussia.
J. Wiener
Engraver: Heinrich Uhlhorn
Designer: Jacob Wiener
Edge
Plain
Comment
Stamped by Heinrich Uhlhorn using a steam-powered machine designed by his father Dietrich."The Prince Consort, Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha, is portrayed here by way of a memorial: he had died on 14 December 1861."
"Interestingly, the medal proclaims its German origins: stamped by Heinrich Uhlhorn using a steam-powered machine designed by his father Dietrich Uhlhorn the engineer in 1817. Uhlhorn of Grevenbroich near Cologne, invented a press which could strike a coin every two minutes or one a minute, depending on the coin size."
"The exhibition had been intended for 1861 but the Franco-Austrian war delayed it. German unification was to be completed in 1869: Heinrich Uhlhorn’s contributions to the Exhibition are recorded in the catalogue edited by the ‘Zollvereins-Governments’: those German states within the customs union of Zollverein which was soon to be abolished."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862_International_Exhibition
