Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège Souvenir Medal
date: label: Date made
content: 1905
notes: label: Description
content: Medal commemorating the Exposition Universelle et Internationale held in Liege, Belgium in 1905. Medal is marked "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE [/] LIEGE [/] 1905" and features an image of three women symbolizing Science, Industry and Art. The reverse is marked "ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE [/] 1905" an had a woman blowing a trumpet with Pont de Fragnee in the distance.
label: Description
content: The <i>Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liege</i> or “Liege International Exposition”, was held in Liege, Belgium between April 25 and November 6, 1905. Mounted on over 50 acres, the World’s Fair featured over 17,000 exhibitors from dozens of nations, including the United States. Intended to mark 75 years of Belgian Independence, The first Fragnée bridge was built to serve as the Exposition’s entrance. The Fair’s Palais des Beaux Arts is now <i> La Boverie </I>, a fine arts Museum.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Belgium: Wallonia, Liège
label: Associated Place
content: Belgium: Wallonia
label: Associated Place
content: Belgium
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Exposition Universelle et Internationale (1905)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0438.1108B
label: catalog number
content: 1905NM01B
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.1108B
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in; x 6.985 cm