The Symphony Set (Lastufka Collection)
2004, Austria, Joseph Haydn

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Austria, Gold - Commemorative - 2004, Great Composers Series - Joseph Haydn

Composition: Gold (0.3214oz)
Diameter: 22mm
Mintage: 50,000

Obverse: Portrait of Joseph Haydn with the dual dates 1732-1809 to the right and his signature to the left.

Reverse: The Schloss Esterhazy Palace below a bit of musical notation.

Edge: Smooth

This is the first of three coins in Austria's Great Composers Series. This coin celebrates Joseph Haydn. The obverse features his portrait while the reverse features the castle of Esterhazy in Eisenstadt, where Haydn lived and worked for many years. Eisenstadt today is the site of an annual Haydn Festival.