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Medal - Composer Hector Berlioz
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of composer Hector Berlioz facing slightly right, with the engraver's signature BOURET incused below the truncation. The birth and death years 1803 and 1869 appear in the field to the left and right respectively, and the name BERLIOZ is inscribed in large letters along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1803 1869 BERLIOZ BOURET |
| Reverse description | A reclining nude male figure lies in the lower portion of the field, evoking a scene of dramatic repose. To the left rises a classical colonnade structure, and to the right a large tree with sweeping branches fills the upper field. The circular legend naming Berlioz's major works runs around the entire rim. |
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