Country ** Exonumia ** (Medals - United Kingdom)
Type: Medal / Token
Year: 1851
Composition: Pewter Alloy
Weight: 6.2 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Grade: VF30 (suspension hole)
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Commemorative issue:
Medal for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, Hyde Park, London 1851.
Obverse:
View of the Palace; below, the Mint, the name of the event and the date.
Lettering:
THE CRYSTAL PALACE
HEATON BIRM.
FOR THE
WORLD'S SHOW
IN
LONDON
1851
Reverse:
Dimensions of Crystal Palace described in field.
Lettering:
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH 1848 Ft.
WIDTH 408 Ft.
HEIGHT OF ROOF 66 Ft.
HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 Ft.
GLAZED SURFACE
800,000 Sq. Ft.
AND
OCCUPIES 18 ACRES
Edge:
Plain.
Comments:
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), an international exhibition, took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.
Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2...
Collection : Exonumia