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

Object Details

ID: MED1561
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
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