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KING LEOPOLD II: FIRST ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BRUSSELS |
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GEERTS, Edouard Louis / GEEFS, Alexandre Georges: Belgium, 1869, Bronze, 63 mm Obv: Bust of Leopold II (left) LEOPOLD II, ROI DES BELGES. Rev: Belgium holding a scepter between Victory and the City of Brussels. Victory holds a tablet inscribed: 1ER FESTIVAL ANNUEL A BRUXELLES 28 SEPT. 1869. The City of Brussels holds a scroll inscribed: FESTIVAL ANNUEL DE MUSIQUE CLASSIQUE DÉCRÉTÉ EN 1868. (Annual Festival of Classical Music Enacted in 1868.) Signed: On obverse: ED. GEERTS. FEC. ALEX. GEEFS. SCULP. On reverse: ALEX. GEEFS. FEC. Ref: Med. Hist. Belg. 24/15 With the intention of constituting a federation of the musical societies of Belgium, the government provided a budget to help organize a great annual festival of classical music. This medal was issued to commemorate the first of these events and was given to all the performers, chorus singers and instrumentalists. |
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