Prize medal made for the London International Exhibition of 1862 with reverse composition incorporating Britannia, inscribed to Henry Cole C.B. Class XXIX, struck bronze, by Daniel Maclise RA and Leonard Charles Wyon, London 1862. The medal is contained in a leather covered box.

Bronze medal with reverse relief design depicting Brittania and obverse inscription surrounded by a detailed oak wreath. The medal is contained in a leather covered box, decorated with gold and blind lines on the lid; with blue velvet lining and silk inside lid.

Donated by Sir Henry Cole

The Commissioners awarded only two types of medal for the 1862 London International Exhibition. The larger of the two was this Prize medal. Medallist and die-cutter Leonard Charles Wyon was paid £6,409 for supplying the official medals; he designed the reverse of the medal himself, and had them struck in bronze at the minting facilities of Messrs Pinches. The Scottish artist Daniel Maclise designed the allegorical scene on the obverse, a complex composition for such a small medium; he was most renowned for his large scale murals in the Palace of Westminster.

Die struck from bronze

The Commissioners awarded only two types of bronze medals for the 1862 London International Exhibition. The larger of the two was the Prize medal. Leonard Charles Wyon was paid £6,409 for supplying the official medals; he designed the reverse of the medal himself, and had them struck in the minting facilities of Messrs Pinches.

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