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Medals (1)

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Bronze medal issued in Monaco to commemorate the centenary of Berlioz’s birth

The text on the Berlioz side of the medal reads: 
Le 7 MARS 1903 LE CENTENAIRE DE LA NAISSANCE D'HECTOR BERLIOZ A ETE CELEBRE A MONTE CARLO
(On 7 March 1903 the centenary of Hector Berlioz’s birth was celebrated in Monte Carlo]*

The text on the Prince Albert I side reads:
SOUS LES AUSPICES DE S.A.S. LE PRINCE DE MONACO LA GRANDE ŒUVRE D’HECTOR BERLIOZ LA DAMNATION DE FAUST A ETE POUR LA 1^RE FOIS ADAPTEE A LA SCENE AU THEATRE DE MONTE CARLO LE 18 FEVRIER 1893
[Under the auspices of HRH the Prince of Monaco Hector Berlioz’s great work La Damnation de Faust was performed for the first time on stage at the Monte Carlo Theatre]

* Berlioz was born on 11 December 1803; the exact centenary of his birth was on 11 December 1903.

Art Nouveau gold-plated bronze plaquette, by Georges Dupré (1869-1909)

The plaquette was made by Dupré to celebrate Berlioz’s 100th anniversary in 1903. 
On the front, to Berlioz’s right is the score of Les Troyens. The Latin text on the scroll in front of him reads: ...INSANO CASSANDRAE INCENSUS AMORE [INFLAMED WITH AN INSANE LOVE FOR CASSANDRA]. On the back the caption reads: GRENOBLE ET LA CÔTE SAINT ANDRÉ  A HECTOR BERLIOZ. Both sides of the plaquette are signed G Dupré.

Art Nouveau bronze plaquette, by Georges Dupré (1869-1909)

Souvenir of celebrations of the centenary of Berlioz’s birth – artist unknown

Musical Competition Medal (gold-plated bronze), Grenoble 14-17 August 1903, the centenary of Berlioz’s birth

Musical Competition Medal (Silver), Grenoble 14-17 August 1903, the centenary of Berlioz’s birth

Musical Competition Medal (Bronze), Grenoble 14-17 August 1903, the centenary of Berlioz’s birth

A small silver broach – 1903

A postcard depicting the 1903 medal

This card, published in Grenoble, was posted from the city on 11 October 1904.

See also The centenary of Berlioz’s birth in Grenoble – 1903.

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© (unless otherwise stated) Michel Austin and Monir Tayeb for all the texts and images on Berlioz Memorabilia pages.