GB 1862 CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY & ART EXHIBIT MEDAL

GB 1862 CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY & ART EXHIBITION MEDAL
Obverse: THE MIGHT OF INDUSTRY THE GLORY OF PEACE / THE CRYSTAL PALACE / SYDENHAM
Reverse: THE BUILDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION / SOUTH FRONT VIEW / OPENED MAY 1 / 1862 / COVERS A SPACE OF 26 ACRES. LENGTH 1200 FT / WIDTH 700 FT, HEIGHT 100 FT, NAVE 85 FT. WIDE. / THE BUILDING IS OF BRICK THE DOMES / ARE OF IRON AND GLASS, HEIGHT 250 FT. / AND 160 FT DIAM AT BASE. / THE LARGEST DOME EVER ERECTED / COST £300.000
Diameter 52 mm, white metal and pierced some scratches in the fields