Medal - Crystal Palace New York, NY; Type III; small type

Reverse

Edifice; above, around, Crystal Palace; below

Script: Latin

Lettering: Opened MDCCCLIV

Comment

Manufactured by Pinches of London, these medals are actually British and should not have been included even in the 1963 edition of this reference. Originally opened as part of The Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was moved after the close 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. Original building destroyed by fire on Nov. 30, 1936; site of current Crystal Palace Park.