© Thomas Hohenstein (CC BY-NC-SA)
© Thomas Hohenstein (CC BY-NC-SA)
Tricentenaire de Molière
1922 year| Bronze | 236.0 g | - |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1922 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 236.0 g |
| Size | 91 × 67 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Engraved |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#413986 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
The Muse of Comedy, Thalie, standing left, crowns Molière, seated and rereading a text, with a laurel wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
G. PRVD’HOMME
TRI-CENTENAIRE
1622 DE MOLIÈRE 1922
Engraver: Georges-Henri Prud'Homme
Edge
Four smooth slices.
Comment
My medal is packaged in its original vacuum-packed plastic case.
Blue case - "Monnaie de Paris" gilded on the lid.
Present in the box is a transparent plastic display unit bearing the words: "MONNAIE DE PARIS" together with its assembly instructions.
