2011 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt commemorative, Karlsruhe mint, 10 Euro, KM 295.
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Germany, Federal Republic, 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt commemorative, engraver: Michael Otto, Karlsruhe mint, 2011 AD., issued 03/Feb./2011,
10 Euro (ø 32,5 mm / 15,96 g), 0.625 silver, 16,00 g theor. mint weight, mintage 2.187.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑, plain, incuse lettered edge,
Obv.: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND / G / 10 / EURO / 2011 , issuer above German national emblem eagle, 12 stars of Europe around, mint mark, value and date below.
Rev.: 200. GEBURTSTAG FRANZ LISZT / mO / 1811 - 1886 , his bust facing left, signature on neck, a piano to left, engraver´s mO -monogram to r.
Edge: plain with incuse inscription "GENIE OBLIGE - GENIE VERPFLICHTET · ".
KM 295 .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
2011 G 2,187,000
2011 G 178,000 (proof)
Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a prolific 19th-century Austro-Hungarian (Danube Swabian) composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, philanthropist and Franciscan tertiary. The Liszt clan dispersed throughout Austria and Hungary.
Liszt gained renown in Europe during the early nineteenth century for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age, and in the 1840s he was considered to be the greatest pianist of all time. Liszt was also a well-known and influential composer, piano teacher and conductor. He was a benefactor to other composers, including Frederic Chopin, Charles-Valentin Alkan Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Ole Bull and Alexander Borodin.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School (Neudeutsche Schule). He left behind an extensive and diverse body of work in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some 20th-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form, and making radical departures in harmony. He also played an important role in popularizing a wide array of music by transcribing it for piano.
more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt
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