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Medal - Orpheus Silver plated
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Orpheus facing slightly left, with flowing long hair crowned by a laurel wreath, his gaze directed upward. His right hand is raised to his chest, and a lyre is visible at the lower right. The engraver's signature COUDRAY appears in the right field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A winged nude figure (genius of music) reclines atop a blank rectangular cartouche, facing left with head turned right, holding a quill pen in the right hand and a long trumpet or horn in the left. A scroll with a musical staff is visible behind the cartouche. Below the cartouche, a violin with its bow and laurel branches frame the composition. |
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