Country: Great Britain
Prince Consort of Great britain, Albert of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1819-1861)
Type: Medal
Year: 1851
Composition: Pewter Alloy
Weight: 38.7 g
Diameter: 51mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Grade: XF45
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Commemorative issue:
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations (London 1851).
Series: Great Exhibition 1851.
Obverse:
Profile portrait to right of Prince Albert, engravers initials on truncation.
Lettering:
PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
A & M
Engravers: Allen & Moore.
Reverse:
Outer view of Crystal Palace. Legend around with date and in exergue. Names of engravers under building to the left.
Lettering:
THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
LONDON, 1851.
ALLEN & MOORE
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 £150,000.
Engravers: Allen, Moore.
Edge:
Plain.
Mint:
Allen and Moore, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1844-1855).
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.
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Collezione : Exonumia