B-69/10b. Centennial of Berlioz's birth commemorative silver medal (1903)

Obverse

1803 . HECTOR - BERLIOZ . 1869

Half-lenght portrait to the right

Laurel twig

LE 7 MARS 1903 / LE CENTENAIRE DE LA / NAISSANCE D'HECTOR BERLIOZ / A ETE SELEBRE A / MONTE CARLO [On 7th of March 1903 The Berlioz Centennial was celebrated in Monte-Carlo]

 

Reverse

ALBERT I PRINCE - DE MONACO

Half-lenght portrait to the left, olive twigs behind

SOUS.LES.AUSPICIES.DE.S.A.S.LE.PRINCE.DE.MONACO / LA.GRANDE.OEUVRE.D'HECTOR.BERLIOZ / LA.DAMNATION.DE.FAUST / A.ETE.POUR.LA.1ER.FOIS.ADAPTEE.ALA.SCENE / AU.THEATRE.DE.MONTE.CARLO / LE.18.FEVRIER.1893 [Under the auspices of The Prince of Monaco the great work of Hector Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust" was premiered at the scene of the Monte Carlo theatre on the 18th of February 1893]

Specifications
Article: B-69/10b
Type: Commemorative medal
Year: 1903
Country: Monaco
Designer: MOUCHON Eugene Louis (1843-1914)
Metal: Silver
Diameter: 50,0 mm
Weight: 73,21 g

Est. Value: $250
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