medal;
trial-piece
- Museum number
- 1978,1219.28
- Description
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Uniface rectangular struck bronze medal with arched top; trial piece. (whole)
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Two draped women standing almost facing front at the top of broad low steps, clasp hands, each holding a flag, Britain to right wearing a crown, her head in profile to left and France to left wearing a cap and breastplate; in the background to left, a view of a dome and on the opposite side of a canal, the facade of one of the White City exhibition buildings with a sunrise behind it, and a step on the opposite bank to right. (obverse)
- Production date
- 1908 (event commemorated)
- Dimensions
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Height: 100 millimetres (maximum)
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Width: 73 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- The White City (or 'Great White City') was named for the white plaster finish of many of the exhibition buildings and pavilions, most designed in an elaborate style with domes and arabesque arches, which were linked by a network of roads, bridges, and canals, and centred around an artificial lake. Imre Kiralfy, as Commissioner-General for the Franco-British Exhibition, developed the exhibition grounds on farmland at Shepherd’s Bush where he built the Great White City as well as the Stadium used for the 1908 Olympics.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908
- Acquisition date
- 1978
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- 1978,1219.28
