White Metal Medal, Birmingham, England. 1940.100.1271

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1940.100.1271

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 17.266
    • Diameter (in mm): 41

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1862
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: White Metal
  • Symbol: OTTLEY

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN THE 25TH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA|OPENED 1ST MAY 1862 DESIGNED BY CAPTAIN NFOWKERE ERECTED BY MESSRS KELK AND LUCAS
    • Type: view of the exhibition building

  • Reverse

    • Type: Britannia standing between a globe and a shield

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1940.100.1271
  • Lot: 1940.100
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Eidlitz, Robert J.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined