British Empire Exhibition London 1924
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1924
The British Empire Exhibition opened on St George’s Day 1924 at Wembley Park in north-west London. Its aim was to promote trade within the countries of the Empire and to honour those who had served during the First World War.
This medal was the winning entry of a competition sponsored by the Goldsmith's Company for a medal commemorating the exhibition; it was used as the official award medal for exhibitors and was presented unnamed. The original concept of a series of awards and competitions connected with the exhibition lay with the Royal Mint and the resultant matt finish and dark toning of this and some other medals connected with the event are due to a series of experiments that were being carried out by the Royal Mint at the time.
The two engraver employed for this medal also engraved coinage dies for Great Britain and the colonies. The bust of the King used here is the same as that used on the colonial coins.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter 5.1 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Bronze
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O111668
- Museum object number
- A.135-1978
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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