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Obverse:Cojoined heads of HRH Queen Victoria and Prince Albert facing left formally dressed, surrounded by a wreath of Laurel. At the top royal regalia, and below the national flowers of the different parts of the kingdom.
Reverse:A view of the Exhibition Centre itself, the "Crystal Palace"
Legend:The International Industrial Exhibition
London.1851.
Exergue: Proposed by HRH 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
Signed:Allen & Moore - BIRM
Condition:about EF - With silver plating worn in places.
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