Medal - Orpheus Silver

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1899-1900
TypeAward medal
CompositionSilver
Weight180.97 g
Diameter68.0 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
PeriodThird Republic (1870-1940)
NoticeMarie Alexandre Lucien Coudray
Reference(s)
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 letteringL`UNION DES ARTISTES DRAMATIQUES ET LYRIQUES DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE A SON DÉVOUÉ VICTOR DU POND
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1899-1900)  - -
Catalog ID5282122890
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