100296 | AUSTRIA. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart silvered bronze Medal.

100296 | AUSTRIA. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart silvered bronze Medal. Issued 1977. Commemorating the 900th Anniversary of Hohensalzburg Castle (35mm, 16.07 g 12h). After A. Hartig in Vienna.

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / 1756–1791, bare head right / FESTE HOHENSALZBURG / 900 JAHRE, view of Hohensalzburg Castle; below, lyre between two coats-of-arms. Edge: BRONZE.

 

Cf. Niggl 1385 (gold). Gem Proof. Exquisitely lustrous and mirrored, with a light russet tone near the peripheries.

 

One of the most famous and prodigious composers in history, Mozart (1756-1791), was born Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart in the Archbishopric of Salzburg in Austria. At an extremely young age, he showed immense talent with both the keyboard and the violin, and was performing in front of royalty from the age of five. During his rather short life, he composed hundreds of works which have continued to generate a massive influence even to this day.

 

From the Kyle Ponterio Collection of Music Medals.

 

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