Leopold I – King of the Belgians, Association Lyrique Anversoise Festival, 1850 – Wiener
Belgium, Antwerp. Bronze medal, 1850.
Issued for the festival of the Association Lyrique Anversoise, held on 19 August 1850.
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 50 mm
Medallist: Wiener
Date: 1850
Obverse: Laureate head of Leopold I – King of the Belgians, facing left. Around, the inscription “LEOPOLD I ROI DES BELGES.”
Reverse: Lyre on a pedestal, with laurel branches and a radiant star above. Around, the inscription “ASSOCIATION LYRIQUE ANVERSOISE / FESTIVAL 19 AOUT 1850.”
Historical context: This medal was issued for the festival of the Association Lyrique Anversoise in Antwerp on 19 August 1850. The association was active in Antwerp’s choral and musical life; contemporary and later accounts mention a choral festival organised by the Association Lyrique Anversoise during the Antwerp fair of 1850, including a large-scale performance with 1,500 singers.
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