1851 AD., Great Britain, International Exhibition, White Metal Medal, by Allen and Moore, Birmingham, HP C-315.
Great Britain, International Exhibition, Corr-Van der Maeren & Cie. advertising medal, by Allen and Moore, Birmingham, 1851 AD.,
White Metal Medal (51 mm / 38,00 g),
Obv.: MAISON CORR-VANDER MAEREN & Cie - ETABLIE DEPUIS 1824 // DEPÔT ANGLAIS / POUR LA VENTE DES ARTICLES / DE BIRMINGHAM / & SHEFFIELD / 14 LONGUE RUE DE L´ECUYER / À / BRUXELLES .
Rev.: THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION / LONDON, 1851 // 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 L 150.000. , the huge building known as the Crystal Palace (expo building) and surroundings, beneath depiction of the expo area signature: ALLEN & MOORE - BIRMm .
HP C-315 (Baldwins, Leslie Lewis Allen collection, http://www.baldwin.co.uk/A207FINAL.pdf) .
For other medals of the 1851 expo: http://www.btinternet.com/~malcbenn/expo1851.htm .