Description: 1851 Great Exhibition medal by Ottley. Still in original gilt tooled red leather case and rare as such. Obverse: Bare head of Prince Albert to left within open wreath, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT above, OTTLEY BIRMm below. Reverse: View of the exhibition buildings, THE BUILDING FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN LONDON 1851 above, PROPOSED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ. F.L.S. ERECTED BY FOX. HENDERSON & Co. DIMENSIONS LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH 456 FEET, HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET, HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FEET, GLAZED SURFACE 900,000 FEET, OCCUPIES 18 ACRES OF GROUND in ten lines in exergue. 74mm diameter. BHM 2446 and listed as Common by Brown.
Price: 175 GBP
Location: Peterlee
End Time: 2025-01-23T20:50:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.87 GBP
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Composition: Copper
Certification Number: Not applicable
Time Period: 19th Century
Region: British
Period: 19th Century
Grade: Ungraded
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
PAS Number: Not applicable
Certification: Uncertified
Country of Origin: Great Britain
