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Description: | Silver coloured metal medal. On the obverse central to the design is a left facing relief bust of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910, later King Edward VII). He is wearing a robe with the collar decoration of the Order of the Garter and the decoration of the Order of the Golden Fleece. To the right of this is a relief depiction of the Prince of Wales Crest, below which is a banner with forked ends mounted by relief text reading 'ICH-DIEN'. Encircling the whole design is relief text reading 'ALBERT . EDWARD . PRINCE . OF . WALES . PRESIDENT.'. On the reverse central to the design is a relief depiction of Royal Albert Hall with the Albert Memorial in the background to the left. In the foreground is an arcade, being; a succession of arches suported by columns, which is leading up to Royal Albert Hall. There is also a tree and a gazebo to the right. Beneath this is a plaque mounted by relief text reading 'MDCCLXXIII'. Encircling the whole design is a border mounted by relief text reading 'LONDON . ANNUAL . INTERNATIONAL . EXHIBITION . OF . ALL . FINE . ARTS . INDUSTRIES . AND . INVENTIONS.'. | Rights holder: | The Library and Museum of Freemasonry | Subjects: | Medals England | Temporal: | 1873 (circa) | Source: | The Library and Museum of Freemasonry | Identifier: | M2013/1116 | Go to resource |
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