3-008-678 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The International Exhibition - Prize Medal - reverse, 1862. '...the oak wreath, the corona civica, is perhaps a little heavy'. Inscription: 'Londini - Honoris Causa'. The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South Kensington, London. The site now houses museums including the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.