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1851 UK Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace Medal strunk by T. Ottley of Birmingham. White Metal: 74MM.
Obv: Oval cameo portraits of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, each in a vignette, facing each other, below, three-demensional perspective view of the Great Exhibition"Crystal Palace" building. Rev: The standing figure Britannia, as Industry, her hand upon abeehive resting on a terrestrial globe. Around are symbols of art 7 science; beyond, a stream locomotive & shipping.
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| 1851 |
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