Medal by S. Mognetti.
Obverse: facade of the music conservatory in Geneva, signature S. MOGNETTI at the bottom
Reverse: laurel wreath, at the bottom there is a two-field coat of arms of Geneva
CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE DE GENEVE
Diameter 41 mm, weight 39.79 g
The music conservatory in Geneva was founded in 1835 and is the oldest institution of this type in Switzerland and one of the oldest and most important in Europe. One of the teachers at the Geneva Conservatory was Franz Liszt.