Medal (reverse) commemorating the Glasgow International Exhibition

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This is the reverse of a white metal medal commemorating the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901. The medal was issued by S.M. Wylie & Co. of Glasgow.

The reverse bears the heads in profile of the Duke and Duchess of Fife with laurels on either side. It is inscribed 'OPENED BY DUKE & DUCHESS OF FIFE MAY 2ND' and, below, 'S.M. WYLIE & CO. GLASGOW'.

Edinburgh hosted international exhibitions in 1886 and 1907, and Glasgow in 1888 and 1901. These were large events where Scottish produce, from railway engineering to pottery, vied with international exhibits.

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• Online ID: 000-190-001-939-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1989.2
• Date: 1901
  
• Material: White metal
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 27 mm D
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Duke and Duchess of Fife
  S.M. Wylie (Maker)
  S.M. Wylie (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: White metal medal of the Glasgow Internation Exhibition, 1901, opened by the Duke and Duchess of Fife, and issued? by S.M. Wylie of Glasgow
  
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