Composers/Musicians on Coins?

giorgio11 · August 10, 2012 11:27PM

Being a singer/music lover and numismatist, I enjoyed the thread "Numismatic Song Thread" (Are there songs about coins?) so much that I started thinking about the converse. Are there coins with composers or musicians on them?

I'll start:
--Austria 2 Schilling 1932: Josef Haydn (KM-2848)
--Austria 2 Schilling 1931: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (KM-2847)
--Austria 2 Schilling 1930: Walter von der Vogelweide, (minstrel/Meistersinger, model for Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger) (KM-2845)
--Austria 2 Schilling 1928: Franz Schubert (KM-2843)
--Austrian Philharmonic bullion coins

Your turn ...

messydesk · August 10, 2012 11:48PM

Mozart is also on the current circulating Austrian 1 euro.

Also, there's the Cincinnati commemorative with Stephen Foster.

Swampboy · August 11, 2012 12:51AM

I have an Austria 50 Schilling 1967: J. Strauss.
It celebrates 100 Jahre Donauwalzer - 100th anniversary of the Blue Danube Waltz.

LochNESS · August 11, 2012 1:01AM

Yes, many. I have a Mongolia silver with Chopin, a Czech 100 Koruna with Dvorak, an Israeli silver with Naomi Shemer, and a bunch others. I'm not home but will post photos later

BTW, wrong forum? All mine are darkside ...

Zoins · August 11, 2012 1:10AM

<< BTW, wrong forum? All mine are darkside ... >>

You might have a DC SHQ with Duke Ellington somewhere

DCW · August 11, 2012 1:30AM

Russian ruble with Tchaikovsky, ca. 1998

Zoins · August 11, 2012 1:34AM

<< Are there coins with composers or musicians on them? >>

Ben Franklin was a musician, playing the harpsichord, violin, cello, harp, and guitar. He also wrote the lyrics to the song "My Plain Country Joan" about his wife Deborah.

A good number of coins minted there

And not only was he a musician but he was also a coin designer!

Kaline6 · August 11, 2012 1:48AM

My favorite is the East German commem (5 mark cupronickel?) that featured Brahms and the music for big horn theme from the last movement of the first symphony, but it's wrong. Instead of e-d-c-g it's struck as e-d-b-g, a difference that any listener would catch and that would cost the first horn player their job for sure!

joeykoins · August 11, 2012 2:26AM

Wasn't Bill Clinton ever on a Commemorative? He plays the sax.

COALPORTER · August 11, 2012 2:52AM

District of Columbia Quarter has Duke Ellington on it.

giorgio11 · August 11, 2012 2:52AM

<< Wasn't Bill Clinton ever on a Commemorative? He plays the sax. >>

I don't think so ... Unless it's from some other country besides the U.S.

Zoins · August 11, 2012 3:36AM

<< 

<< Wasn't Bill Clinton ever on a Commemorative? He plays the sax. >>

I don't think so ... Unless it's from some other country besides the U.S. >>

This thread doesn't seem restricted to US coins and a quick bay search turned up both $10 and $20 coins from Liberia.

Brol · August 11, 2012 4:27AM

Description 50 litas coin, Lithuania

issued to commemorate the 120th birth Anniversary of Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis

Silver Ag 925 Quality proof

Diameter 34.00 mm Weight 23.30 g

The words on the edge of the coin: PASAULIS KAIP DIDELE SIMFONIJA* (THE WORLD AS A GREAT SYMPHONY)

The designer of the coin is Antanas Zukauskas

Mintage 10,000 pcs Issued 1995 Distribution terminated 2000 Distributed amount 6,514 pcs
The coin was minted at the state enterprise Lithuanian Mint.

JazzmanJAB · August 11, 2012 5:43AM

Here are a couple of modern musicians.

BillJones · August 11, 2012 5:58AM

The Cincinnati Music festival commemorative half dollar features 19th century American composer, Stephen Foster. The coin was issued under bogus circumstances, but Foster was a popular songwriter of some note.

Justacommeman · August 11, 2012 6:02AM

Ok, it's a stretch. MJ

TwoSides2aCoin · August 11, 2012 8:26AM

Loan me a dime

SaorAlba · August 11, 2012 11:32AM

<< Clara Schumann is on a bill somewhere. That's one I would love to own. She was a composer too (maybe even better than Robert) but didn't get the recognition since she was a female. If I ever start collecting paper money it'll be composers and scientists. I already have mathematics covered with a 10 mark German bill with Gauss. I don't think there are many other pure mathematicians on currency (although I heard even Andrew Wiles is on a commemorative?). There are lots of physicists. >>

Indeed she was on the German 100 DM note that was the last issued before the switchover to the Euro:

One of my favourite German notes from my collection.

giorgio11 · August 11, 2012 10:39PM

<< Here are a couple of modern musicians.

>>

I love that Bob Marley commemorative!

lcoopie · August 11, 2012 11:39PM

bill said it

messydesk · August 12, 2012 2:06AM

<< My favorite is the East German commem (5 mark cupronickel?) that featured Brahms and the music for big horn theme from the last movement of the first symphony, but it's wrong. Instead of e-d-c-g it's struck as e-d-b-g, a difference that any listener would catch and that would cost the first horn player their job for sure! >>

Justlooking · August 12, 2012 11:08AM

Jefferson played the violin.

Swampboy · August 12, 2012 11:08AM

--Austria 25 Schilling 1956: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 200th Anniversary (KM-2881)

and for Giorgio the music lover who began this thread a photo I recently took before a concert in the Marble Hall of Mirabell Palace, Salzburg, Austria.
Mozart is said to have performed here with his family when he was a child.

giorgio11 · August 12, 2012 9:13PM

<< --Austria 25 Schilling 1956: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 200th Anniversary (KM-2881)

and for Giorgio the music lover who began this thread a photo I recently took before a concert in the Marble Hall of Mirabell Palace, Salzburg, Austria.
Mozart is said to have performed here with his family when he was a child.

>>

"Bach gave us God's word, Mozart gave us God's laughter, Beethoven gave us God's fire."

"While angels listen to Mozart, God listens only to Bach."

Thanks for sharing this marvelous photo!

Best Regards,

George

magikbilly · August 12, 2012 9:32PM

Lincoln played the violin, Roosevelt the piano.

Best wishes,
Eric

giorgio11 · August 12, 2012 9:44PM

And that's all well and good, but I was looking for more professional musicians, performers or composers, people who are known primarily for their musical abilities rather than their politics, depicted on coins. I've not yet seen/heard of any depictions, for example, or either Bach or Beethoven on coins, which surprises me. Rachmaninoff? Chopin? Paderewski? Horowitz? Jascha Heifetz? Yehudi Menuhin?

ColonelJessup · August 13, 2012 3:29AM

<< Lincoln played the violin, Roosevelt the piano.

Best wishes,
Eric >>

I think it was Truman who played the piano. If you think politics is vituperative now, you should have heard his reactions to criticism of the singing of his daughter Margaret.

On the "American Pickers" thread I mused (pun intentional) about Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker commemorative coins. Isn't there a coin with Satchmo? If not, should be.

The first Boz Scaggs album is a 40 year favorite.

Lately we seem to be heading towards "Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime". Please don't include your rant here (he says, passive-aggressively).

ColonelJessup · August 13, 2012 4:44AM

<< Here are a couple of modern musicians.

>>

That Marley coin is smokin'

magikbilly · August 20, 2012 12:42PM

<< 

<< Lincoln played the violin, Roosevelt the piano.

Best wishes,
Eric >>

I think it was Truman who played the piano - Col. Jessup >>

"According to FDR's mother Sara, in her book My Boy, Franklin, FDR "took piano lessons and really played rather well, only to drop it just as soon as he left for school." Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her book, If You Ask Me, that FDR played when he was young and very much enjoyed the music of Wagner." - FDR Library

Eric

LochNESS · August 20, 2012 7:14PM

OK George, I'm finally making good on my initial reply and uploading some pics ... and I saw someone post a banknote so let's start with this Aussie polymer featuring Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, auther of "Waltzing Matilda"

LochNESS · August 20, 2012 7:36PM

This is Naomi Shemer, famous in Israel and virtually unknown in the States (not unlike many darkside coins!)

giorgio11 · August 20, 2012 9:03PM

Thanks for sharing LochNESS! Good to hear from you and I enjoyed meeting you at BRNA.

Best Regards,

George

MusicAL · May 24, 2013 1:53AM

Hello georgio11 and others who expressed an interest in the topic of music/musicians on coins. This is my primary area of collecting and I have spent over 30 years working on my set. It will probably never be finished, but I have hundreds of coins (no tokens but several "Unusual World Coins") in the set. My collection has taken several side trips including, famous performers, conductors, musical instruments, important historical events commemorated on coins with a musical connection, national anthems on coins... , and my primary area of interest, composers. This is a very lonely area of specialization as I have yet to meet another "music coin collector".

Anyway, if there is interest in coins within these topics, I would be pleased to provide a copy of my "inventory". I don't keep my coins at home but I do have up to date lists of all the coins in the music collection. Please send a reply and I'll be happy to post more lists. Please excuse the confusing numbering system. I have the coins in notebooks with 20 pieces in a page, but I skip numbers at the end of a page if it won't accomodate all the coins of a certain composer or letter coming "next" in alphabetical order.

Composers of the World, A-J

Alfonso X (El Sabio) (1221-1284)
1. Spain 10 Euro KM-1203 2008 Proof 20,000

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
2. Andorra 10 Dinars KM-132 1997 Proof 25,000
3. Cook Islands $5 KM-150 1992 Proof __
4. Cuba 1 Peso KM-120 1985 BU 2,000
5. Cuba 5 Pesos KM-121 1985 BU 2,000
7. German Democratic Republic 20 Marks KM-59 1975 BU 100,000
8. San Marino 1000 Lire KM-183 1985 Proof 12,000

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
9. Hungary 25 Forint KM-558 1961 Proof 15,000
10. Hungary 50 Forint KM-623 1961 Proof 15,000
11. Hungary 500 Forint KM-623 1981 Proof 12,500
12. Hungary 5000 Forint KM-791 2006 Proof 25,000

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1712-1773)
1. Andorra 2 Dinars KM-269 2008 Proof 5,000
2. Austria (Grinzing District) 200 Schillings X# Tn3 1985 Proof 2,000
* Austria 5 Euro KM-3120 2005 Special Unc. 125,000
3. Austria 50 Euro Gold 2005 KM- 3118 Proof 50,000
4. China 10 Yuan KM-307 1990 Proof 30,000
5. Germany (Bonn Notgeld) 10 Pfennig KM __ 1920 circulated Unlisted
6. Germany (Bonn Notgeld) 25 Pfennig KM __ 1920 circulated Unlisted
7. Germany (Bonn Notgeld) 50 Pfennig KM __ 1920 circulated Unlisted
8. Germany 5 Marks KM-127 1970F Proof 200,000
9. German Democratic Republic 10 Marks KM-27.1 1970 BU 100,000
10. Isle of Man One Crown KM-78 1981 Unc. 50,000
11. Isle Of Man One Crown KM 78a 1981 Proof 15,000
12. Liberia $25 KM-__ 2001 Proof __ Unlisted
13. North Korea 250 Won KM-225 1999 Proof __
14. Paraguay 150 Guaranies KM-108 1974 Proof 10,000 est.
* coin located in supplemental album..mint packaging

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (1833-1887)
1. Russia 1 Rouble KM-347 1993 BU 500,000

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
2. German Democratic Republic 5 Marks KM- 36.1 1972 Unc. 55,000

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

3. Austria 25 Schillings KM-2892 1962 AU 2,399,000
4. Austria 20 Schillings KM-3033 1996 Unc. __

Robert Burns (1759-1796)
* Great Britain 2 Pounds KM-1116 2009 BU 300,000
5. Isle of Man 1 Crown KM-580 1996 Proof? __
6. Scotland 5 Euro Pattern X#__ 2009 Proof 2500 Unlisted

Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)

7. Moldova 100 Lei Gold KM-52 2008 Proof 950

Dobri Chintulov (1822-1886)

8. Bulgaria 2 Leva KM-80 1972 BU 100,000

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

1. Andorra 2 Diners KM- 2009 Proof__ Unlisted
2. France 1 ½ Euro KM-__ 2005 Proof __ Unlisted
3. Ivory Coast 1500 Francs Gold KM__ 2007 Proof__ Unlisted
4. Liberia $25 KM- 2003 Proof __ Unlisted
5. Mongolia 500 Tugrik KM-255 2008 Proof 1,000
6. Mongolia 1000 Tugrik Gold Y-311 2011 Proof 1,000
7. Palau $1 KM-__ (Silver plated) 2010 Prooflike maximum 999 Unlisted
8. Poland 50 Zlotych Y-66 1972 Proof 49,999

9. Poland 2000 Zlotych Gold Y-90 1977 Y-90 Proof 4,000
10. Poland 100,000 Zlotych Y-199 1990 Proof 10,000
11. Poland 2 Zlotych Y-365 1999 BU 420,000
12. Poland 10 Zlotych Y-366 1999 Proof 27,000
13. Poland 10 Zlotych Y-523 2005 Proof 80,000
14. Poland 50 Zlotych Pr202 1972 Prova Proof 15,000
15. Turkey 50 New Lira KM-1252 2009 Proof__
16. Tuvalu $1 KM-__ 2010 Proof__ Unlisted

Jan Cikker (1911-1989)
1. Slovenia 10 Euro KM-__ 2011 Proof 20,000

Vladimir Dansenko
2. Russia 2 Roubles KM-__ 2008 Proof __ Unlisted

Manuel DeFalla (1876-1946)
3. Isle of Man 10 Euro KM-718 1996 Proof 30,000 est.

Anton Dvorak (1841-1904)
4. Czechoslovakia 100 Korun KM-147 1991 BU 75,000

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
5. Alderny 5 Pounds KM-159a 2007 Proof 25,000 est.

Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893)
6. Hungary, 5000 Forint Gold KM-822 2010 Proof 10,000
7. Hungary, 5000 Forint Silver KM-823 2010 Proof 5,000

Zdenek Fibich ((1850-1900)
8. Czech Republic 200 Korun KM-48 2000 BU 13,694..1,900 melted

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)
9. Czechoslovakia 100 Korun KM-92 1978 Proof 5,000

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
10. Russia 2 Roubles Y-843 2004 Proof 7,000

Antonio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896)
11. Brazil 300 Reis KM-538 1936 AU 3,029,000

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
12. Spain (Catalonia) 5 ECU X#__ 1996 Proof Unlisted

Aleksandr Griobyedov (1795-1829)
13. Russia 2 Roubles Y-377 1995 Proof 200,000

George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
14. Andorra 10 Dinars KM-147 1998 Proof 25,000
15. German Democratic Republic 20 Marks KM-100 1984 Proof 4,500

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
16. Austria 25 ECU KM-__ 1998 Proof __ Unlisted
17. Austria 5 Euro KM-3170 2009 Unc. 100,000
18. Austria 50 Euro Gold KM-3110 2004 Proof 50,000

Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687)
19. Netherlands 10 Euro X#-127 1996 BU 50,000
20. Netherlands 50 Euro X#129 1996 Proof 20,000

Nicolo Isouard (1775-1818)
1. Malta 5 Liri KM-181 2002 Proof 2,000

Voladymyr Ivasyuk (Ivanyuk) (1949-1979)
2. Ukraine 2 Hryvni KM-540 2009 Proof (?) 35,000

A-J Supplement; Certified and Special Holder Coins

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Niue Island 1 Dollar KM-236 2010 Proof 6,000

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
United states of America KM-__ 2009 S Proof __ Proof 69 DCAM NGC

George Enescu (1881-1955)
Romania 500 Lei KM-__ 2005 Proof (issued in Tombac) Essay? 15? NGC Proof 66 UC Unlisted

Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
United States of America 50 Cents (Cincinnati) KM-176 1936 MS 64 PCGS 5,005

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Austria 2 Schillings KM-2848 1932 MS 65 PCGS 300,000

Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
Czech Republic 200 Korun KM-73 2004 BU 10,975(plain edge)

Jaroslav Jezek (1906-1942)
Czech Republic 200 Korun KM-85 2006 Proof 69 DCAM PCGS 20,000

A-J Supplement, Mint Packaged

Ary Barroso (1903-2003)
Brazil 2 Reais KM-663 2003 Proof 7,000

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1712-1773)
Austria 5 Euro 2005 KM-3120 BU 100,000

Robert Burns
Great Britain 2 Pound KM-- 2009 BU __ Unlisted

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Poland Euro Trial set X#__ 2004 Proof 14,000 Unlisted

Gejza Dusik (1907-1998)
Slovakia Mint Set MS-20 2007 BU __

Anton Dvorak (1841-1904) / Bederich Smetana (1824-1884)
Czech Republic Set: Dvorak and Smetana MS-? 1994 BU __ Unlisted

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Austria Proof Set (Haydn) 1982 PS-43 Proof 50,000

King Henry The Vlll (1491-1547)
Great Britain 5 Pounds KM-1118 2009 BU 200,000 maximum mintage

Frederic Chopin Supplemental(1810-1849)
Andorra 8 Piece set 2009 Proof 1810 maximum mintage
Warsaw 1821 First Public Performance, KM-323
Vienna 1829 Debut at the Kaertnertor Theater, KM-317
Paris 1832 The Polonaise, painted by Teofil Kwiatkowski, KM-318
Dresden 1836 Fiancee Maria Wodzinska, self portrait, KM-321
Mallorca 1838 Chopin and George Sand, painted by Eugene Delacroix, KM-320
Paris 1848 The Piano of Chopin and his Portrait, KM-322
Paris 1849 Cast of the hand of Chopin and Signature, KM-316
Warsaw 1849 The Tomb of Chopin in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw KM-319

All the best. MusicAl

nwcoast · May 24, 2013 2:14AM

How about Duke Ellington on the US Quarter.
Forgive me if it's been mentioned already...sick and head is spinning...

messydesk · May 24, 2013 2:31AM

Thanks for posting the list, MusicAl! Have you ever exhibited your collection?

swhuck · May 24, 2013 4:05AM

Do the drummers on the Bicentennial quarter and Civil War half dollar count?

giorgio11 · May 24, 2013 4:12AM

<< Do the drummers on the Bicentennial quarter and Civil War half dollar count?

>>

Only in 4/4, Stewart!

WillieBoyd2 · May 24, 2013 4:38AM

giorgio11 · May 24, 2013 4:59AM

<< Hello georgio11 and others who expressed an interest in the topic of music/musicians on coins. This is my primary area of collecting and I have spent over 30 years working on my set. It will probably never be finished, but I have hundreds of coins (no tokens but several "Unusual World Coins") in the set. My collection has taken several side trips including, famous performers, conductors, musical instruments, important historical events commemorated on coins with a musical connection, national anthems on coins... , and my primary area of interest, composers. This is a very lonely area of specialization as I have yet to meet another "music coin collector".

Anyway, if there is interest in coins within these topics, I would be pleased to provide a copy of my "inventory". I don't keep my coins at home but I do have up to date lists of all the coins in the music collection. Please send a reply and I'll be happy to post more lists. Please excuse the confusing numbering system. I have the coins in notebooks with 20 pieces in a page, but I skip numbers at the end of a page if it won't accomodate all the coins of a certain composer or letter coming "next" in alphabetical order.

Composers of the World, A-J

Alfonso X (El Sabio) (1221-1284)
1. Spain 10 Euro KM-1203 2008 Proof 20,000

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
2. Andorra 10 Dinars KM-132 1997 Proof 25,000
3. Cook Islands $5 KM-150 1992 Proof __
4. Cuba 1 Peso KM-120 1985 BU 2,000
5. Cuba 5 Pesos KM-121 1985 BU 2,000
7. German Democratic Republic 20 Marks KM-59 1975 BU 100,000
8. San Marino 1000 Lire KM-183 1985 Proof 12,000

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
9. Hungary 25 Forint KM-558 1961 Proof 15,000
10. Hungary 50 Forint KM-623 1961 Proof 15,000
11. Hungary 500 Forint KM-623 1981 Proof 12,500
12. Hungary 5000 Forint KM-791 2006 Proof 25,000

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1712-1773)
1. Andorra 2 Dinars KM-269 2008 Proof 5,000
2. Austria (Grinzing District) 200 Schillings X# Tn3 1985 Proof 2,000
* Austria 5 Euro KM-3120 2005 Special Unc. 125,000
3. Austria 50 Euro Gold 2005 KM- 3118 Proof 50,000
4. China 10 Yuan KM-307 1990 Proof 30,000
5. Germany (Bonn Notgeld) 10 Pfennig KM __ 1920 circulated Unlisted
6. Germany (Bonn Notgeld) 25 Pfennig KM __ 1920 circulated Unlisted
7. Germany (Bonn Notgeld) 50 Pfennig KM __ 1920 circulated Unlisted
8. Germany 5 Marks KM-127 1970F Proof 200,000
9. German Democratic Republic 10 Marks KM-27.1 1970 BU 100,000
10. Isle of Man One Crown KM-78 1981 Unc. 50,000
11. Isle Of Man One Crown KM 78a 1981 Proof 15,000
12. Liberia $25 KM-__ 2001 Proof __ Unlisted
13. North Korea 250 Won KM-225 1999 Proof __
14. Paraguay 150 Guaranies KM-108 1974 Proof 10,000 est.
* coin located in supplemental album..mint packaging

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (1833-1887)
1. Russia 1 Rouble KM-347 1993 BU 500,000

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
2. German Democratic Republic 5 Marks KM- 36.1 1972 Unc. 55,000

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

3. Austria 25 Schillings KM-2892 1962 AU 2,399,000
4. Austria 20 Schillings KM-3033 1996 Unc. __

Robert Burns (1759-1796)
* Great Britain 2 Pounds KM-1116 2009 BU 300,000
5. Isle of Man 1 Crown KM-580 1996 Proof? __
6. Scotland 5 Euro Pattern X#__ 2009 Proof 2500 Unlisted

Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)

7. Moldova 100 Lei Gold KM-52 2008 Proof 950

Dobri Chintulov (1822-1886)

8. Bulgaria 2 Leva KM-80 1972 BU 100,000

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

1. Andorra 2 Diners KM- 2009 Proof__ Unlisted
2. France 1 ½ Euro KM-__ 2005 Proof __ Unlisted
3. Ivory Coast 1500 Francs Gold KM__ 2007 Proof__ Unlisted
4. Liberia $25 KM- 2003 Proof __ Unlisted
5. Mongolia 500 Tugrik KM-255 2008 Proof 1,000
6. Mongolia 1000 Tugrik Gold Y-311 2011 Proof 1,000
7. Palau $1 KM-__ (Silver plated) 2010 Prooflike maximum 999 Unlisted
8. Poland 50 Zlotych Y-66 1972 Proof 49,999

9. Poland 2000 Zlotych Gold Y-90 1977 Y-90 Proof 4,000
10. Poland 100,000 Zlotych Y-199 1990 Proof 10,000
11. Poland 2 Zlotych Y-365 1999 BU 420,000
12. Poland 10 Zlotych Y-366 1999 Proof 27,000
13. Poland 10 Zlotych Y-523 2005 Proof 80,000
14. Poland 50 Zlotych Pr202 1972 Prova Proof 15,000
15. Turkey 50 New Lira KM-1252 2009 Proof__
16. Tuvalu $1 KM-__ 2010 Proof__ Unlisted

Jan Cikker (1911-1989)
1. Slovenia 10 Euro KM-__ 2011 Proof 20,000

Vladimir Dansenko
2. Russia 2 Roubles KM-__ 2008 Proof __ Unlisted

Manuel DeFalla (1876-1946)
3. Isle of Man 10 Euro KM-718 1996 Proof 30,000 est.

Anton Dvorak (1841-1904)
4. Czechoslovakia 100 Korun KM-147 1991 BU 75,000

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
5. Alderny 5 Pounds KM-159a 2007 Proof 25,000 est.

Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893)
6. Hungary, 5000 Forint Gold KM-822 2010 Proof 10,000
7. Hungary, 5000 Forint Silver KM-823 2010 Proof 5,000

Zdenek Fibich ((1850-1900)
8. Czech Republic 200 Korun KM-48 2000 BU 13,694..1,900 melted

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)
9. Czechoslovakia 100 Korun KM-92 1978 Proof 5,000

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
10. Russia 2 Roubles Y-843 2004 Proof 7,000

Antonio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896)
11. Brazil 300 Reis KM-538 1936 AU 3,029,000

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
12. Spain (Catalonia) 5 ECU X#__ 1996 Proof Unlisted

Aleksandr Griobyedov (1795-1829)
13. Russia 2 Roubles Y-377 1995 Proof 200,000

George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
14. Andorra 10 Dinars KM-147 1998 Proof 25,000
15. German Democratic Republic 20 Marks KM-100 1984 Proof 4,500

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
16. Austria 25 ECU KM-__ 1998 Proof __ Unlisted
17. Austria 5 Euro KM-3170 2009 Unc. 100,000
18. Austria 50 Euro Gold KM-3110 2004 Proof 50,000

Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687)
19. Netherlands 10 Euro X#-127 1996 BU 50,000
20. Netherlands 50 Euro X#129 1996 Proof 20,000

Nicolo Isouard (1775-1818)
1. Malta 5 Liri KM-181 2002 Proof 2,000

Voladymyr Ivasyuk (Ivanyuk) (1949-1979)
2. Ukraine 2 Hryvni KM-540 2009 Proof (?) 35,000

A-J Supplement; Certified and Special Holder Coins

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Niue Island 1 Dollar KM-236 2010 Proof 6,000

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
United states of America KM-__ 2009 S Proof __ Proof 69 DCAM NGC

George Enescu (1881-1955)
Romania 500 Lei KM-__ 2005 Proof (issued in Tombac) Essay? 15? NGC Proof 66 UC Unlisted

Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
United States of America 50 Cents (Cincinnati) KM-176 1936 MS 64 PCGS 5,005

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Austria 2 Schillings KM-2848 1932 MS 65 PCGS 300,000

Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
Czech Republic 200 Korun KM-73 2004 BU 10,975(plain edge)

Jaroslav Jezek (1906-1942)
Czech Republic 200 Korun KM-85 2006 Proof 69 DCAM PCGS 20,000

A-J Supplement, Mint Packaged

Ary Barroso (1903-2003)
Brazil 2 Reais KM-663 2003 Proof 7,000

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1712-1773)
Austria 5 Euro 2005 KM-3120 BU 100,000

Robert Burns
Great Britain 2 Pound KM-- 2009 BU __ Unlisted

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Poland Euro Trial set X#__ 2004 Proof 14,000 Unlisted

Gejza Dusik (1907-1998)
Slovakia Mint Set MS-20 2007 BU __

Anton Dvorak (1841-1904) / Bederich Smetana (1824-1884)
Czech Republic Set: Dvorak and Smetana MS-? 1994 BU __ Unlisted

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Austria Proof Set (Haydn) 1982 PS-43 Proof 50,000

King Henry The Vlll (1491-1547)
Great Britain 5 Pounds KM-1118 2009 BU 200,000 maximum mintage

Frederic Chopin Supplemental(1810-1849)
Andorra 8 Piece set 2009 Proof 1810 maximum mintage
Warsaw 1821 First Public Performance, KM-323
Vienna 1829 Debut at the Kaertnertor Theater, KM-317
Paris 1832 The Polonaise, painted by Teofil Kwiatkowski, KM-318
Dresden 1836 Fiancee Maria Wodzinska, self portrait, KM-321
Mallorca 1838 Chopin and George Sand, painted by Eugene Delacroix, KM-320
Paris 1848 The Piano of Chopin and his Portrait, KM-322
Paris 1849 Cast of the hand of Chopin and Signature, KM-316
Warsaw 1849 The Tomb of Chopin in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw KM-319

All the best. MusicAl >>

MusicAL, this is absolutely remarkable. We are going to have to pose harder questions for you, I see. Earliest coin to depict a string quartet in the key of G minor, last silver coin to feature a left-handed violinist, earliest proof set featuring Russian composer emigres to Latvia, and the like. I am truly impressed. I'll drink to your marvelous collection, un brindisi, beviamo!

Best Regards,

George

SmEagle1795 · May 24, 2013 5:12AM

There are several musicians depicted on ancient coins. I don't have any images on-hand at the moment, but the Roman Republic has Euterpe, the muse of music and dance on a denarius, and there are several coins with lyres on them.

giorgio11 · May 24, 2013 5:20AM

<< There are several musicians depicted on ancient coins. I don't have any images on-hand at the moment, but the Roman Republic has Euterpe, the muse of music and dance on a denarius, and there are several coins with lyres on them. >>

I also know several liars with coins on them! (Sorry, Stewart always gets me in a punny mood.)

Best Regards,

George

johnny9434 · May 24, 2013 5:22AM

<< Wasn't Bill Clinton ever on a Commemorative? He plays the sax. >>

i think he played the hormonica.

MusicAL · May 26, 2013 2:25AM

Hello, John, Stewart, George and others.

Thank you for your posts.

John, what I have posted is just a fraction of my "Music Coins" collection; the list I posted being only "Composers whose last names begin with A-J" K-Z requires 2 more albums and inventory lists. The collection consists of many sub categories too. I really didn't think there would be any interest in an exhibition of my collection. I have yet to find another Music Coin collector and I belong to several bulletin boards. Several posters send me information about "new issues" and pieces they have or know about to see if I already have them but I really believe that we Music Coin collectors are a rare breed. It would be something I would like to consider but I know nothing about exhibiting a collection. I am most grateful to you for your interest in my collection.

Stewart, speaking of the Bi-Centennial quarter, I guess it's like not seeing the forest for the trees. I do not have that coin in my "Musical Instruments" category. A significant oversight. Perhaps it would be better placed in the "Historical Events Connected to Music" category? I'll hunt for a nice certified example for inclusion. Thank you for pointing that out! You work for my favorite company. I was a "remote cataloger" for about a year with Heritage while there was a transition to a differing cataloging system. It was a wonderful year for me. (Another passion of mine of equal intensity is early U.S. Type Coins.)

George, you honor me with your kind words. The Music Collection has been my passion for about 40 years. I actually started in college when I discovered a few of the Austrian 2 and 25 Schilling pieces for sale in in "Coin World". I have been at it ever since. I started with composers and have branched out to include, famous performers, musical instruments, Opera Houses and Musical Theaters, Historic Events and National Anthems musically represented on coins, prominant people in history affiliated with music, authors whose works were set to music by famous composers, conductors, orchestras... It is a bit of a challenge keeping current on all of these sub categories and some coins I will never own. Music seems to be an increasingly popular "theme" (pardon the pun) these days by many countries but yet I have not met another music coin collector. My undergraduate degrees are in Piano, Composition and Music Theory so you can understand why I so love coins on the topic.

As to your question, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninof and Paderewski ARE represented on coins; Chopin VERY much so and from many countries. I have most of them and if it would be of interest, I'd be happy to send you a list of coins honoring each composer (or performer) in my collection. As far as string peformers, Pablo Casals is honored on coins from Andorra and Spain (Catalonia) but I do not know of any coins honoring the other wonderful musicians you mentioned.

Again, thanks to all for your kind posts and I look forward to reading more on this topic and others on this terrific board. Best wishes.

MusicAL (Alan in Massachusetts)

Swampboy · May 26, 2013 3:34AM

Since I first posted to this thread I've added the Austrian 1756-1956 anniversary Mozart 25 Schilling to my World collection.
What an amazing collection you have MusicAl. I'd like to say

Of all the musicians included in this thread the one who's music I know best and play the most is Duke Ellington but if there are any drummers around we could sure use a rimshot for Giorgio's post.

.......<< Do the drummers on the Bicentennial quarter and Civil War half dollar count? >>

Only in 4/4, Stewart! ............

MusicAL · May 26, 2013 8:05AM

And quite a virtuoso he was on the "horminica". No coin for him though yet.

I assume you're in MA? Me too...but born in NY so I am ashamed to say that if I were a baseball fan, it would probably be for the Yankees. Does that make me bad???

Alan

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