Medal - Victoria (Great Exhibition) 1851 front Medal - Victoria (Great Exhibition) 1851 back
Medal - Victoria (Great Exhibition) 1851 photo
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Medal - Victoria Great Exhibition

1851 year
Pewter - 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
Pewter
Diameter
51 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#401092
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Lettering:
THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
LONDON, 1851.
PROPOSED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ.F.I.S... ERECTED BY FOX.HENDERSON & CO. LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH 450 FEET. HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FEET. GLAZED SURFACE 000.000 SUP FEET, OCCUPIES 18 ACRES OF GROUND,
ESTIMATED VALUE £150.000