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Coins by topic: <People: Series #1 - Great Composers> |
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Bruckner
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Austria
- 20 Sch. |
Catalog
#: 3033 |
1996
/ 27.5 mm |
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Anton
Bruckner
(Austria,
1824-1896) |
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Symphony
No.9 in D Minor |
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Symphony
No.8 in C Minor, Te Daum, ... |
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Comment: |
Even
though this coin is made of cheap metal (copper), the design
perfectly represents who he is. For Bruckner, I recommend
this coin. |
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Other
choices: Austria, 1962, 25 schilling
KM #2892 (silver commemorative coin) |
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Schubert
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Austria
- 50 Sch. |
Catalog
#: 2937 |
1978
/ 34 mm |
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Franz
Schubert
(Austria,
1797-1828) |
Works:
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the
Great Symphony - No. 9 in C Major |
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Unfinished
Symphony - No.8 in B Minor |
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If
you want to collect one coin per composer, I recommend this
coin for Schubert. Detailed portrait on silver proof coin. |
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Other
choices: Austria - 1928, 2 schilling, KM #2843 (silver
coin - old) |
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Musorgsky |
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Russia
- 1 Rouble |
Catalog
#: 0220 |
1989
/ 31 mm |
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Modest
Musorgsky
(Russia,
1839 - 1881) |
Works:
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Pictures
at an exhibition |
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If
you love Musorgsky and his music, you must have this coin,
this is the only coin featuring him. |
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choices: No 2nd choice |
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Joseph
Haydn |
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Austria
- 20 Sch. |
Catalog
#: 2955.1 |
1982
/ 27.5 mm |
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Joseph
Haydn
(Austria,
1732-1809) |
Works:
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Father
of the Symphony |
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Symphony No. 94 - "Surprise" |
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Comment: |
This
is the only Haydn coin that I know so far. If there's any
other, please let me know. |
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Other
choices: No other choice |
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S.
Prokofiev |
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Russia
- 1 Rouble |
Catalog
#: 0263 |
1991
/ 31 mm |
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Sergei
Prokofiev
(Russia,
1891 - 1953) |
Works:
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Symphony
No. 7 in C Minor |
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Prokofiev
is one of the greatest composers in the
20th
century. |
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Other
choices: No other choice |
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Sarasate |
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Spain
- 10 Ptas |
Catalog
#: 0932 |
1994
/ 18.5 mm |
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Pablo
de Sarasate
(Spain,
1844 - 1908) |
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Zigeunerweisen |
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Carmen
Fantasy |
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| Comment: |
This
is the smallest composer coin in nickel for circulation. However,
this is the only coin featuring Sarasate. If you're collecting
coins of great composers, you must have this. |
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Other
choices: No other choice |
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Chopin |
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Poland
- 50 Zlot. |
Catalog
#: 0066 |
1972
/ 31 mm |
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Frédéric
F. Chopin
(Poland/
France, 1810 - 1849) |
Works:
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Piano
concerto - Opp. 11, 21. |
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Comment: |
I
think the image on this coin is based on his death mask. I
hope I can get other Chopin coins in the future. This coin
is not bad, but he looks sad(?) Please check other coins below. |
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choices: Poland, 1999 - 2 zloty,
France 2005, 1 1/2 Euro silver proof |
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J.
Strauss |
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Austria
- 50 Sch. |
Catalog
#: 2923 |
1967
/ 30 mm |
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J.
Strauss
(Austria,
1825 - 1899) |
Works:
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The
Blue Danube, Die Fledermaus
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.Die
Fledermaus
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Comment: |
Other
Strauss coins exist. However, I recommend this coin. For Strauss,
this is the best. |
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Other
choices: Austria 1975, 100 schilling (#2923)
Austria 1999, 50 schilling (#3061) ... |
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Franz
List |
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Hungary
- 2 Pengo |
Catalog
# 515 |
1936
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Franz
Liszt
(Hungary,
1811-1886) |
Works:
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Piano
Concertos(#1 & #2), Hungarian Rhapsodies |
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Symphonic
Poem #3 "Les Préludes" |
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Other
choices: Hungary - 1961, 50 forint (#559) |
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Beethoven |
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Germany
- 5 Mark |
Catalog
#: 0127 |
1970
/ 29 mm |
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Ludvic
von Beethoven
(Germany,
1770-1827) |
Works:
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Symphony
no. 5 |
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Symphony
no. 9
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Comment: |
Being
one of the most popular composers, there are a lot of Beethoven
coins available. Among them, I recommend 10 Yuan silver proof
coin issued by China. Unfortunately, We don't have it yet. |
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Other
choices: CHINA - 1990 - 10 YUAN,
E. Germany 1970, 10 Mark (#27.1) ... |
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Franz
Lehar |
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Austria
- 25 Sch. |
Catalog
#: 2907 |
1970
/ 30 mm |
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Franz
Lehar
(Austria/
Hungary, 1870 - 1948) |
Works:
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Die
lustige Witwe
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Comment: |
Franz
Lehar is not a very popular composer but he ia a national
hero in Austria |
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Other
choices: no other choice |
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Tschaikovsky |
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Russia
- 1 Rouble |
Catalog
#: 0236 |
1990
/ 31 mm |
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A
Tschaikovsky
(Russia,
1840 - 1893) |
Works:
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Nutcracker,
Swan Lake (ballet) |
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Overture
1812 |
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choices: |
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W.
A. Mozart |
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Austria
- 100 Sch. |
Catalog
#: 2998 |
1991
/ 30 mm |
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W.
A. Mozart
(Austria,
1756-1791) |
Works:
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Don
Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro |
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Die
Zauberflöte "The Magic Flute" (opera) |
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Comment: |
There
are a lot of Mozart coins available. I recommend this coin
most(Silver proof, about $35). If you have a low budget, please
check Mozart coin from Czechoslovakia(Silver BU. about $10). |
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Other
choices: Czecho. 1991, 100 Korun (#154)
Austria, 1991, 100 schilling (#2996) ... |
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J.
S. Bach |
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Cuba
- 1 Peso |
Catalog
#: 0120 |
1985
/ 30 mm |
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J.
S. Bach
(Austria,
1685 - 1750) |
Works:
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preludes,
fantasias, and toccatas |
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Brandenburg
concertos |
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Comment: |
This
coin is issued by Cuba, and the design is not bad. (good for
the collector who has a low budget, $6). However, We really
recommend the coin issued by Andorra which is the best Bach
coin.(Silver Prf. $35) |
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Other
choices: Andorra 1997 - 10 Din(#132), Germany 2000
- 10 Mr. (#202), Cook Is. - 5 dollar (#150). E. Germany 1975,
20 Mr.(#59) |
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A.
P. Borodin |
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Russia
- 1 Rouble |
Catalog
#: 0347 |
1993
/ 31 mm |
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Alexander
Porfirevich Borodin
(Russia,
1833-1887) |
Works:
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Opera
- Prince Igor |
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Comment: |
Borodin
is not only a great composer but also a chemist and physician.
Can you see the lab equipment in his right? The engraver did
a good job on this coin. |
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Other
choices: No other choice |
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Ravel |
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Bhutan
- 300 Ng. |
Catalog
# 89 |
1993
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Joseph-Maurice
Ravel
(France,
1875 - 1937) |
Works:
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Boléro,
Rhapsodie espangnole |
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Comment: |
We've
been searching for this coin for a long time, but still don't
have it. If you have an extra coin, please let us know. We
will pay full catalog price plus shipping. |
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Other
choices: No other choice |
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Sibelius |
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Finland
- 100 Mark. |
Catalog
# 89 |
1999
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Jean
Sibelius
(Finland,
1865 -1957) |
Works:
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Symphonic
poem - Finlandia |
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Comment: |
This
is another hard to find coin. We even tried to check Finish
web site to get this coin. You know what? After years of searching,
we finally got this coin from China. |
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Other
choices: There are other Sibelius coins available
in silver and in gold but we don't have the detailed info.
Sorry. |
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Rossini |
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Italy
- 500 Lira |
Catalog
# 152 |
1992
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Gioacchino
Rossini
(Italia,
1792-1868) |
Works:
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Opera
- Il barbiere di Siviglia |
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Opera
- La Cenerentola (Cinderella) |
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Comment: |
You
can also get Rossini coin from Turkey, However, I recommend
this coin. The coin from Turkey is too clouded because the
engraver tried to show too many things in such a small space. |
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Other
choices: Turkey - 50,000 Lira ( #1023) |
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Vivaldi |
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Andorra
- 10 Din. |
Catalog
# 133 |
1997
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Antonio
Vivaldi
(Italia,
1678-1741) |
Works:
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The
Four Seasons |
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Violin
Concertos |
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Comment: |
This
is one of the must-have coins! |
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Other
choices: Italy - 500 Lira (#141) |
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Handel |
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Andorra
- 10 Din. |
Catalog
# 147 |
1998
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George
Frideric Handel
(Germany
/ England, 1685-1759) |
Works:
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Messiah |
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Water
Music |
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Comment: |
Another
beautiful coin from Andorra. You have no other choices. |
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*This
Coin image provided by
Mr.
Alan Glasser
thank
you |
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Monteverdi |
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Andorra
- 10 Din. |
Catalog
# - 146 |
1972
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Claudio
Monteverdi
(Italy,
1567 - 1643) |
Works:
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Aria
"Lamento" |
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Comment: |
Italian
composer, violinist and singer.
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Other
choices: no other choice |
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*This
Coin image provided by
Mr.
Alan Glasser
thank
you |
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Brahms |
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E.
Germany - 5 M. |
Catalog
# - 36.1 |
1972
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Johannes
Brahms
(Germany,
1833-1897) |
Works:
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Ein
Deutsches Requiem |
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Symphony
No.1 in C, Hungarian Dance |
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Comment: |
This
is the only coin which doesn't have the portrait of a composer.
Instead, it has part of his score. |
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Other
choices: no other choice |
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Mendelssohn |
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Germany
- 5 Mark |
Catalog
# 161 |
1984
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Felix
B. Mendelssohn
(Germany,
1809-1847) |
Works:
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A
Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21 |
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Symphony
No.4 in A ('Italian') |
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Other
choices: No other choice. |
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Bartok |
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Hungary
- 500 Frt. |
Catalog
#: 623 |
1981
/ 31.4 mm |
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Béla
Bartók
(Austria-Hungary,
1881-1945) |
Works:
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Violin
Concertos |
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Sonata
for two pianos and percussion |
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Comment: |
Hungary
Mint issued other Bartok coins, but this is the best. Portrait
of Bartok on obverse and his score on reverse. Beautiful design! |
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Other
choices: Hungary 1961 - 50 forint. |
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Giuseppe
Verdi |
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Italy
- 1000 Lira |
Catalog
#: ? |
2001
/ 31.4 mm |
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Giuseppe
F. F. Verdi
(Italy,
1813-1901) |
Works:
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Opera:
Rigoletto, Il trovatore, Aida, Otello... |
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Comment: |
This
coin exist in Mint set only - Italy 2001 |
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Other
choices: No other choice |
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