1851 AD., Great Britain, International Exhibition, White Metal Medal, by Allen and Moore, cf. BHM 2422.
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Great Britain, International Exhibition, White Metal Medal, by John Allen & Joseph Moore, 1851 AD.,
Medal (ø 51 mm / 37,74 g), white metal, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA. / A & M , a bare headed right facing profile of Prince Albert (of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).
Rev.: THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION / LONDON, 1851. // ALLEN & MOORE - BIRMM / 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 L150.000. , a view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, which housed the exhibition, visitors and trees around.
cf. BHM #2422 (52 mm, different obverse design) ; Augustin, Ines: "Die Medaillen und Plaketten der großen Weltausstellungen 1851 - 1904". Karlsruhe 1985, p. 263, no. 25 .
Year / Mintage
1851 / ?
reverse legend completed: PROPOSED BY H(is). R(oyal). H(ighness). PRINCE ALBERT./ DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ(uire). F(ellow). [of the] L(innean). S(ociety). [of London]/ 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 [pound] 150.000 // ALLEN & MOORE BIRM(ingha)M
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to become a popular 19th-century feature. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert, husband of the reigning monarch, Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time, including Charles Darwin, Samuel Colt, members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition
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