Description
GREAT BRITAIN 1851 Great Exhibition Crystal Palace 25.8 white metal medal 4.91 grams by Allen & Moore (BHM 2429, Allen HP-B015)
Obverse: crowned Gothic bust of Queen Victoria facing left, H.M.G.M. QUEEN VICTORIA / BORN MAY 24 1819. CROWNED JUNE 28 1838. MARRIED FEB: 10 1840.
Reverse: view of the Crystal Palace, THE CRYSTAL PALACE / FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION / IN LONDON OF / 1851 LENGTH 1848 FT, WIDTH 456 FT, HEIGHT OF ROOF 66 FT, HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FT
