INDIA Queen Victoria Calcutta International Exhibition 1883-84 51mm Bronze Medal 61.5 grams
Obverse: Gothic style bust of Queen Victoria facing left, CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1883-84
Reverse: AWARDED TO with wreath
Edge: plain
The fair was held between 4 December 1883 and 10 March 1884.[3] and took place in the grounds of the Indian Museum and the Maidan.
There were contributions from Belgium, Ceylon, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Straits, Turkey and U.S.A. The Australian colonies of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria were all hosted on the Indian Museum side of the fair.
The Maidan side of the fair was connected to the Indian Museum by a bridge across the Chowinghee Road (now Jawaharlal Nehru Road). In the Maidan there was an iron building that contained Indian courts, a machinery annex, a military shed and a refreshments room
Inv. 8521
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