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Known as the ‘Great Exhibition’, which was held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London.  \r\n\r\nFive official bronze medals were produced. They all had portraits of Queen Victoria and/or Prince Albert on the obverse, and different designs on the reverse. \r\n\r\nThe design refers to Britain welcoming and rewarding all the nations who exhibited at the Exhibition. It shows a personification of Britannia backed by flags of different nations, crowning figures representing Commerce and Industry.\r\n\r\nThe finished medal would have been formed mechanically when two engraved steel dies made from this model pressed the image onto a blank disc of softer metal held between them.\n\nThe medal represents one of Wyon's masterpieces. A very high profile commission, the project clearly was important to the newly appointed Chief Engraver, and it is evident he lavished great care over the design. In this impressive wax model the detail is superb and technique faultless. This highly detailed and carefully finished model is clearly not a technical aid to be used in the process of making the model but a showpiece to demonstrate not merely the intended finished appearance of the medal, but the great technical skill of the artist. \n\n","physicalDescription":"Circular wax model depicting, in low relief, an allegorical scene of female figures representing Britannia with Industry, Europe, Asia, Africa and America. 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