Medal commemorating the International Exhibition of Navigation, Travelling, Commerce and Manufactures, 1886

Medal commemorating the International Exhibition of Navigation, Travelling, Commerce and Manufactures, 1886. Obverse: Within a beaded border head of Queen Victoria crowned (left). Legend: 'OPENED . BY . HER . MAJESTY . QVEEN . VICTORIA . MAY . 1886.' Reverse: Within a beaded border on a Gothic panel with decorated spandrils Britannia crowned, a wreath in right hand and a caduceus in left, a cornucopia and naval emblems at her feet, standing on a pedestal decorated with the arms of Liverpool and supported by dolphins; a rayed globe behind; a sailing ship and lighthouse (left), a steamship (right). Legend: 'INTERNATIONAL . EXHIBITION . OF . NAVIGATION . TRAVELLING . COMMERCE . & . MANUFACTURES . LIVERPOOL . 1866.' Exergue: 'SIR DAVID RADCLIFFE, MAYOR CHAIRMAN.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2037
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Elkington & Co. Ltd
Events: International Exhibition of Navigation, 1886
Date made: 1886
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 49 mm