1879 Music Contest French Marianne Medal / Medaille Cusset / Allier
$ 4.23
Description
1879 MUSIC CONTEST FRENCH MARIANNE MEDAL / MEDAILLE CUSSET / ALLIER. Reverse: "souvenir du grand concours de musique, d'harmonie et fanfares / 22 mai 1879 / CUSSET". Obverse: Marianne, french republic emblem. Obverse : Marianne, french republic emblem Reverse : "souvenir du grand concours de musique, d'harmonie et fanfares / 22 mai 1879 / CUSSET" Diameter : 35 mm or 1,4 inch Metal : brass Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Cusset is a commune in the department of Allier, in the central French region of Auvergne. Situated in the foothills of the Bourbonnaise Mountains, the city is a suburb of Vichy and ranks fourth in population for the department.
