102924 | GREAT BRITAIN. Prince Albert white metal Medal.

102924  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Prince Albert white metal Medal. Issued 1851 for the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace (51mm, 37.71 g, 11h). By Allen & Moore in Birmingham.

 

PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA, bare head right // THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION / LONDON, 1851, perspective view of the Crystal Palace; in ten lines in exergue, PROPOSED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, / DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ. F.L.S., / ERECTED BY FOX, HENDERSON & Co. / LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH 456 FEET, / HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET, / HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FEET, / GLAZED SURFACE 900,000 SUP FEET, / OCCUPIES 18 ACRES / OF GROUND, / ESTIMATED VALUE £150,000. Edge: Some scattered staining, though otherwise plain.

 

BHM 2421; Eimer –; Taylor 165m; Eidlitz 750. Mint State details. Extremely lustrous and prooflike, with some frosting among the devices and mirroring in the fields; some scattered marks, however, account for the designation.

 

The "Great Exhibition" was born following the successes of the Paris Exposition in 1849. With Great Britain wishing to exert her preeminence in the world of commerce and industry, a grand event was created in 1851, with an equally grand venue to host it. The Crystal Palace, a monumentally large cast iron and sheet glass structure built at Hyde Park contained the event, with nearly 1 million square feet of exhibition space. The specific theme of the gathering was to convey the latest developments in the Industrial Revolution, with numerous award medals handed out to the winners in various categories.

 

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