


© ZacUK
Medal - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations - Victoria - London
1851 year(White metal) | - | 51 mm |
Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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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 |
Numista | N#111824 |
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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