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Die for the Council Medal, William Wyon. Museum no. A.80-1921
Die for the Council Medal, William Wyon. Museum no. A.80-1921
Die for the Council of the Great Exhibition Medal
William Wyon (1795-1851)
England (London)
1851
Steel
Museum no. A.80-1921
Given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Great Exhibition
This is a hardened steel die for the obverse of the Council Medal. It shows incuse (negative) images of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
