France, 50th Anniversary of the Death of Charles Gounod, 1943, a bronze medal by A. Lavrillier, facing bust, reverse Pegasus, 68mm, stamped 1977 (CGMP p.1163; Niggl 735); Germany, G.F. Händel, 1966, a bronze medal by Christine Cochet, bust three-quarters left, reverse arms of Halle, legend around, 68mm, edge stamped 1969 (CGMP p.408; Niggl 3018; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.31, 76); Ludwig van Beethoven, 1970, a cast bronze medal by G.-C. Revol for the CFM, bust half-left, reverse rhythmic design, 68mm, edge stamped 1979 (CGMP p.1583; Niggl 2566); Russia, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, 1966, a bronze medal by S. Ponomarew for the CFM, facing bust, birds and symbolic ornaments around, reverse symbolic images connected with Rimsky-Korsakov, 68mm, edge stamped 1974 (CGMP p.1485; Niggl 3554; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.46, 321); Peter Tchaikovsky, 1965, a bronze medal by G.-C. Revol, bust three-quarters right, reverse couple dancing among the moon and stars, 72mm (CGMP p.1583; Niggl 3886) [5]. Extremely fine and better, an interesting group to musicians (£40-50)

Charles François Gounod (1818-93), composer of Faust in 1859: original medal issued by the Monnaie in 1956; Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), composer of operas and orchestral works; Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-93), eminent Russian composer