France, Cinematography, Memorial to the Lumiere Brothers, a large silver medal by E. Rousseau, conjoined busts left, reverse audience seated watching picture, CINEMATOGRAPHE above, LUMIERE and date below, edge stamped LXVIII, 68mm. An attractive limited issue medal in mint state, and in original maroon case of issue, rare
Lumiere in September 1962.

Auguste and Louis Lumiere stated the world's first cinema projection, L 'arroseur arrose, in Paris on 28 December 1895. This medal commemorates the inauguration of the Memorial