Medal - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations - Victoria - London 1851 1851 front Medal - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations - Victoria - London 1851 1851 back
Medal - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations - Victoria - London 1851 1851 photo
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Medal - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations - Victoria - London

1851 year
(White metal) - 51 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Type
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals
Year
1851
Composition
(White metal)
Diameter
51 mm
Shape
Round
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#111824
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Outer view of Crystal Palace

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
LONDON, 1851.
ALLEN & MOORE
PROPOSED BY H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ. F. L. S., ERECTED BY FOX, HENDERSON & Co., LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH 456 FEET, HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET, HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FEET, GLAZED SURFACE 900,000 SUP FEET, OCCUPIES 18 ACRES OF GROUND, ESTIMATED VALUE £150,000.

Edge

Plain