B-46/458. Commemorative medal "Ludwig van Beethoven" (1984)

Obverse

Head en face

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Medalier's mark under the left cheek: May Neama

 

Reverse

Notes from 9th Symphonie 

"Faire tout le bien qu'on peut / Aimer le Liberté / par desssus tout / Et quand ce srait / pour un trône, / Ne jamais trahir / la Vérité" / Beethoven [Do all the good that one can love freedom above all and when it would be for a throne, never betray the truth]

Specifications
Article: B-46/458
Type: Commemorative medal
Year: 1984
Country: France
Designer: NEAMA May (b.1917)
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 130 mm
Circulation: 120

Reference: Niggl #2558