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1 - Chinese coin worth 10 Yuan, dated 1990...

Ø 39 mm

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2 - Korean coin, dated 1999, worth 250 Won.

Ø 35 mm

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1 - Beautiful medal made in Russia.

On one site: the face of Beethoven and his name.

On the other side: the back of his head, with holy lights, and the name of the artist : I. Daragan...

Ø 60 mm.

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2 - Beautiful medal made in Russia in1970.

On one site: the face of Beethoven, almost smiling.

On the other side: the back of his head.

The artist is A. Philippova...

Ø 60 mm.

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Title Medals from North America

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1 - Medal struck for the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, in 1970, to celebrate Beethoven's 200th birthday.
The archives of the Beethoven Society are kept at the Lincoln Center.
Made by Hal Faulkner. 2 490 of these coins were struck. This medal also exists in silver...

Ø 39  mm / 0.153".

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2 - This is a large proof 24 karat gold on solid sterling silver medal minted by the Franklin Mint.

It is part of their collection "The La Scala Bicentennial Treasury of Opera's Most Beautiful Moments".

Each medal commemorative depicted memorable scenes from some of the world's greatest operas.

This one being, Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven.

The obverse of the medal interprets the chorus sung by the prisoners as they are momentarily released from their dungeons-"O welche Lust!" (Oh what joy).

The reverse is inscribed with the opera's name, the selection being sung, the composers name and portrait.

Ø 44.5 mm

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3 - This medal was the third medal issued by the International Commemorative Society in 1977. It commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven.

It weighs almost 1 ounce of sterling silver.The medal was sculpted by Calvin Massey.

Ø 38 mm

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4 - This medal was created for the "5th Central Ohio Saenger Festival". This event took place in Columbus, Ohio, on July 29th to 31st,1887.

It is signed "F. J. Diagont".

Ø 36 mm

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Title Coin and Medal from South America

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1 - Medal dated 1978 by Eduardo Barnes. There are only 50 pieces of this medal.

Ø 64 mm

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Paraguay

2 - Coin from Paraguay, dated 1974 and worth 150 Guaranies.
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1 - Very small medal (or coin?) from Liberia. The head side represents a portrait of Beethoven, a musical score and shows the value of "25 dollars".

The tail side indicates :"Republic of Liberia" and the date is 2001.

Ø 10 mm

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Title Coins of unknown origin

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1 - A medal of unknown origin...
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Check...4 - Medal with the portrait of Beethoven on one side, his name, the date of his birth and the date of his death on the other side...

From Germany?

Ø 42 mm

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5 - Silver medal with a portrait of Beethoven on one side.
On the other side, there is a 'I' in the center of a six branchs cross (I do not know the signification of this cross), and the latin words 'Pro Prosperitate mundi - Argenteus' (For the prosperity of the world - In silver)...

From Germany?

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6 - Medal by Guy Charles Revol, dated 1970.

Portrait of Beethoven on the head side.

On the other side, the years of birth and of death of Beethoven and a curious sign...

Ø 70  mm

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7 - Bronze medal without any signature.

Ø 25  mm

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