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White metal, d.= 39 mm.
Victoria 1837 - 1901 and Albert, Franz August Karl Emanuel, 1819 Coburg, Germany - 1861 Windsor Catle and Sir Joseph Paxton, Architect, 1803 Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire - 1865 Rockhills, Sydenham, England. Crowned medallion of Victoria & Albert below the Expo building , 3 lines curved above: "THE BUILDING AT LONDON, FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1851" / 16 lines: "THE MATERIALS ARE IRON AND GLASS; IT IS IN SHAPE A PARALLELOGRAM, 1848 FT LONG BY 408 FT BROAD, AND 66 FT HIGH; IT IS CROSSED MIDWAY BY A TRANSEPT 108 FT HIGH; ON THE NORTH SIDE IS AN ADDITIONAL 936 FT IN LENGTH BY 48 FT IN BREADTH; TOTAL AREA OF SPACE 855,360 CUBIC FT ; OR NEARLY 21 ACRES; ESTIMATED VALUE £ 150,000." Ines Augustin, 30. Medallists: (Joseph John) Allen 1824 (circa) Birmingham - 1878 Birmingham & (Joseph) Moore (Snr), 1817 Birmingham - 1892 Birmingham. Condition: EXTREMELY FINE |
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