© ZacUK
© ZacUK
Medal - Crystal Palace
1854 year| Tin | 90.7 g | 63 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1854 |
| Composition | Tin |
| Weight | 90.7 g |
| Diameter | 63 mm |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#113412 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Long central view of the main exposition building. Lettering above, and below with Roman numeral date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CRYSTAL PALACE
OPENED MDCCCLIV
PINCHES. LONDON.
Translation: 1,000 + 500 + 300 + 50 + 4 = 1854
Engraver: J Pinches
Edge
Plain
Comment
A medal commemorating the opening of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, England in 1854. After its removal from Hyde Park, the great glass building was recreated at Sydenham. It was enlarged, divided into courts and a barrel roof added. There was also additionally a concert hall and menageries.Originally opened as part of The Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was moved after the closure of the Exhibition from its original location in Hyde Park; reopened on Sydenham Hill in London by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on June 10, 1854 in the presence of some 40,000 people. Original building destroyed by fire on Nov. 30, 1936; site of current Crystal Palace Park.
Catalogues: Allen SY-1854/090.
It came with a red leather presentation box stamped on the upper inside with an imprint that read: AUTHORIZED MEDAL / SOLD BY / T.R. PINCHES / & CO. / MEDALISTS / BY / APPOINTMENT / TO THE / CRYSTAL PALACE / COMPANY.
Closer images of the smaller lettering ...
