item details
NameThe Great Exhibition Exhibitor's Medal
ProductionWilliam Wyon; designer; 1851; England
Classificationmedals
Materialsbronze
DimensionsOverall: 6mm (height), 44mm (diameter)
Registration NumberNU007623
Credit linePurchased 1996 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Circular bronze Exhibitor's Medal from the Great Exhibition London, 1851. Depicts a globe with a dove sitting on top and banner across middle reads "Exhibitor" surmounting a wreath. Other side depicts profile of Prince Albert. Inscribed on edge with "New Zealand No.4". Inscription on reverse side reads "Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations MDCCCLI". Obverse inscription reads "H.R.H. Prince Albert President of the Royal Commission.