103650 | GREAT BRITAIN. Victoria white metal Medal.

103650  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Victoria white metal Medal. Issued 1862 for the International Exhibition held in London (52mm, 3h). By George Dowler.

 

H. M. G. MAJESTY VICTORIA, crowned and mantled "gothic" style bust left // THE BUILDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION / (SOUTH FRONT VIEW) / OPENED MAY 1ST / 1862, perspective view of the exhibition hall; in seven lines in exergue, COVERS A SPACE OF 26 ACRES. LENGTH 1200 Ft / WIDTH 700 Ft, HEIGHT 100 Ft, NAVE 85 Ft WIDE. / THE BUILDING IS OF BRICK. THE DOMES / ARE OF IRON & GLASS, HEIGHT 250 Ft / AND 160 Ft DIAM: AT BASE. / (THE LARGEST DOMES EVER ERECTED) / COST £300,000.

 

BHM 2724 (R); Eimer –; Allen SK-B075 (RR); Taylor 182d. PCGS SP-62. Extremely lustrous and prooflike, with some scattered marks typical of the metal type, but nevertheless highly enchanting, all while featuring a bust type made popular by the 1847 "gothic" crown and subsequent related florins.

 

The Great London Exposition was held in the South Kensington area of London from 1 May–1 November 1862, and featured exhibitors from 36 countries covering areas of industry, technology, and the arts. Queen Victoria, still in mourning for the loss of her husband the previous December, was not in attendance for the opening of the event which would see over six million attendants throughout its six months. Works of note on display were a refrigerator capable of producing ice, the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel, and Charles Babbage's analytical engine–an early form of a computer.

 

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