Medal - Victoria (Calcutta International Exhibition) 1883 front Medal - Victoria (Calcutta International Exhibition) 1883 back
Medal - Victoria (Calcutta International Exhibition) 1883 photo
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Medal - Victoria Calcutta International Exhibition

1883 year
Bronze - 76 mm
Description
Location
India - British (British India)
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Type
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals
Year
1883
Composition
Bronze
Diameter
76 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#402388
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

India seated and Britannia standing, receiving symbolic offerings from four figures representing parts of the Empire

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CALCUTTA
INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION
1883-84

Engravers: Joseph Shepherd Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon

Comment

May have been issued for homeland release