Prize medal, Great Exhibition 1851
Obverse: Conjoined heads of Victoria and Albert (L). Legend: "VICTORIA D:G:BRIT:REG: F.D. ALBERTUS PRINCEPS CONJUX MDCCCLI". Reverse: Britannia crowning industry, the four continents behind. Legend: "DISSOCIATA LOCIS CONCORDI PACE LIGAVIT". On edge: "PRIZE MEDAL OF THE EXHIBITION" "A & S HENRY & CO CLASS XII
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1561 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William; Royal Mint Leonard, C Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Events: | Great Exhibition of the Works and Industry of All Nations in London, 1851 |
| Date made: | 1851; 1854 |
| People: | Henry, A & S |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 77 mm |