Medal - Orpheus Gold plated

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1899-1900
TypeAward medal
CompositionGold plated bronze
Weight
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Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeCornucopia punch mark.
PeriodThird Republic (1870-1940)
NoticeMarie Alexandre Lucien Coudray
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Obverse descriptionBust of Orpheus facing left, wearing laurel wreath and holding lyre in left hand.
Obverse letteringL Coudray.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAngel sitting on rectangular cartouche, facing left, looking right, holding writing feather in right hand and horn in left hand. Scroll with musical score below. Violin and bow below the cartouche and laurel (Laurus nobilis) branch below the cartouche.
Reverse letteringCHANT 1er PRIX 1930 Melle M TROUILLEUX CONSERVATOIRE NATal DE MUSIQUE St ETIENNE
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1899-1900)  - -
Catalog ID7253435850
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