Description
GREAT BRITAIN London 1851 International Exhibition Crystal Palace 39mm white metal medal 13.98 grams by Allen & Moore (Allen HP-B095)
Obverse: depicts the Crystal Palace at the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London; in exergue, heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, jugate to the right, in ornamented frame flanked by genii, THE BUILDING AT LONDON, FOR THE / INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION / 1851
Reverse: THE MATERIALS ARE / IRON AND GLASS, / IN SHAPE / A PARALLELOGRAM, / 1848 FT HIGH. / IT IS CROSSED MIDWAY BY / A TRANSEPT 108 FT HIGH, / ON THE NORTH SIDE IS AN / ADDITIONAL 936 FT IN LENGTH / BY 48 FEET IN BREADTH; / TOTAL AREA OF SPACE / 855,360 CUBIC FT; / OR NEARLY 21 ACRES ; / ESTIMATED VALUE / £150,000
