Medal - Orpheus Silver plated

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1899
TypeAward medal
CompositionSilver plated bronze
Weight149.41 g
Diameter68 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeCornucopia punch mark
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 lettering
Reverse script
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1899)  - -
Catalog ID7845000020
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