Description
GREAT BRITAIN 1851 Great Exhibition Crystal Palace 51mm white metal medal 38.78 grams, (BHM 2419, Allen HP-B120)
Obverse: conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert within a crowned wreath of laurel and oak, QUEEN VICTORIA & PR: ALBERT
Reverse: view of Crystal Palace, THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 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 150,000 / ALLEN & MOORE BIRMM.
Obverse: conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert within a crowned wreath of laurel and oak, QUEEN VICTORIA & PR: ALBERT
Reverse: view of Crystal Palace, THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 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 150,000 / ALLEN & MOORE BIRMM.
