April 26, 2024
1870, Austria. Magnificent Ludwig van Beethoven Birthday Centenary Medal. UNC!
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1870, Austria. Magnificent Ludwig van Beethoven Birthday Centenary Medal. UNC! Mint Year: 1870 Medallist: Radnitzky Reference: Niggl 225. Condition: Uncirculated! Denomination: Medal - Viennese celebrations of the Centennial of Ludwig van Beethoven´s Birthday Material: Bronze Weight: 73.24gm Diameter: 57mm Obverse: Head of Ludwig van Beethoven right. Medallist´s signature on bust truncation. Reverse: Swan perched on a Lyra above wreathed shield with arms of Vienna. Legend: BEETHOVEN-FEIER . IN . WIEN . XVI . BIS . XIX . DECEMBER . MDCCCLXX A wonderful, rare medal in excellent condition and a nice addition! Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most respected and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, then in the Electorate of Cologne (now in modern-day Germany), he moved to Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. Beethoven's hearing gradually deteriorated beginning in his twenties, yet he continued to compose, and to conduct and perform, even after he was completely deaf.
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