File:1851 Medal Crystal Palace World Expo London, obverse.jpg
Summary
White metal, d.= 39 mm.
Victoria 1837 - 1901 and Albert, Franz August Karl Emanuel, 1819 Coburg, Germany - 1861 Windsor Catle and Sir Joseph Paxton, Architect, 1803 Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire - 1865 Rockhills, Sydenham, England.
Crowned medallion of Victoria & Albert below the Expo building , 3 lines curved above: "THE BUILDING AT LONDON, FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1851" / 16 lines: "THE MATERIALS ARE IRON AND GLASS; IT IS IN SHAPE A PARALLELOGRAM, 1848 FT LONG BY 408 FT BROAD, AND 66 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 FT IN BREADTH; TOTAL AREA OF SPACE 855,360 CUBIC FT ; OR NEARLY 21 ACRES; ESTIMATED VALUE £ 150,000." Ines Augustin, 30.
Medallists:
(Joseph John) Allen 1824 (circa) Birmingham - 1878 Birmingham & (Joseph) Moore (Snr), 1817 Birmingham - 1892 Birmingham.
Condition: EXTREMELY FINE
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current | 17:00, 7 January 2017 | 913 × 905 (393 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | White metal, d.= 39 mm. <p>Victoria 1837 - 1901 and Albert, Franz August Karl Emanuel, 1819 Coburg, Germany - 1861 Windsor Catle and Sir Joseph Paxton, Architect, 1803 Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire - 1865 Rockhills, Sydenham, England. </p> <p>Crowned medallion of Victoria & Albert below the Expo building , 3 lines curved above: "THE BUILDING AT LONDON, FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1851" / 16 lines: "THE MATERIALS ARE IRON AND GLASS; IT IS IN SHAPE A PARALLELOGRAM, 1848 FT LONG BY 408 FT BROAD, AND 66 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 FT IN BREADTH; TOTAL AREA OF SPACE 855,360 CUBIC FT ; OR NEARLY 21 ACRES; ESTIMATED VALUE £ 150,000." Ines Augustin, 30. </p> <p>Medallists: </p> <p>(Joseph John) Allen 1824 (circa) Birmingham - 1878 Birmingham & (Joseph) Moore (Snr), 1817 Birmingham - 1892 Birmingham. </p> Condition: EXTREMELY FINE |
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