Medal - Victoria Great London Exposition; G. Dowler
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1862 |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Diameter | 73 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | 9 o'clock ↑← |
| Number | N# 417516 |
| References | BHM# 2720 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). Jeremy Reginald Buckley Taylor; 1978. The Architectural Medal: England in the Nineteenth Century. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
International Exhibition, South Kensington
Obverse
Bust three-quarters left
Script: Latin
Lettering: HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN
Engraver: G. Dowler
Reverse
Exterior of the Crystal Palace
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE BUILDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
(SOUTH FRONT VIEW)
OPENED MAY 1ST
1862
COVERS A SPACE OF 20 ACRES.LENGTH 1200 FT. WIDTH 700 FF, HEIGHT 100 FF, NAVE 85 FT WIDE. THE BUILDING IS OF BRICK.THE DOMES ARE OF IRON AND GLASS, HEIGHT 250 FF. AND 160 FT DIAM: AT BASE, (THE LARGEST DONES EVER ERECTED) COST £300'000.
Engraver: G. Dowler
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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