© Kölner Münzkabinett Tyll Kroha Nachfolger UG
© Kölner Münzkabinett Tyll Kroha Nachfolger UG
Medal - Orpheus Bronze ND
1899 year| Bronze | 153.16 g | 68.0 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
| Type | Medals › Award medals |
| Year | 1899 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 153.16 g |
| Diameter | 68.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#340069 |
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| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Angel 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.
Engraver: Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray
Edge
Cornucopia punch mark.
Script: Latin
Lettering: BRONZE
Comment
The Orpheus medal was conceived in 1893 by Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray, who obtained the Grand Prix de Rome scholarship for engraving it. The medal was later minted in a large edition and was offered for sale at the Paris International Exhibition of 1900 where over 2500 were sold. Most were minted in bronze, but a few were gilt or in solid silver.The official name of the medal was "Orphée endort Cerbère aux sons de sa lyre" (Orpheus puts Cerberus to sleep with the sound of his lyre).
