1851 Great Exhibition 45mm white metal medal by Allen & Moore BHM 2423

Obverse: Distant view of the exhibiton buildings; conjoined heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in a medallion, supported by two cherubs,

Reverse: 16-line inscription: THE MATERIALS ARE / IRON AND GLASS / IT IS IN SHAPE / A PARALLELOLGRAM / 1848 FT. LONG BY 4058 FT. BROAD / AND 66 FT. HIGH: / IT IS CROSSED MIDWAY BY / A TRANSEPT, 108FT HIGH; / ON THE NORTH SIDE IS AN ADDITION, OF 936 FT. IN LENGTH / BY 48FT. IN BREADTH, / TOTAL AREA OIF SPACE, / 855,360 CUBIC FT. / OR NEARLY 21 ACRES, / ESTIMATED VALUE, / £150,000, On a wide border around: THERE ARE 2244 IRON GIRDERS, 3300 COLUMNS, 202 MILES OF SASH BARSAND 900,000 SUP: FT. OF GLASS

White metal

by Allen & Moore

D 45mm