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1/4 Euro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter facing portrait bust of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a young man, depicted in 18th-century period dress with a powdered wig, the surface of the bust overlaid with finely engraved musical score notation evoking his compositional genius. To the left of the portrait appears the monogram 'RF' (République Française) above the dates '1756' and '2006', commemorating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. In the lower left field, Mozart's facsimile autograph signature is rendered in flowing incuse script. The overall design combines portraiture with musical imagery in a refined, contemporary artistic style. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided vertically into two distinct registers by a bold ruled line. The left half features a large treble clef rendered in high relief above the denomination '1/4 EURO' and the date '2006', all set against a background of engraved staff lines. The right half depicts a pair of hands playing a piano keyboard in dynamic relief, overlaid with musical manuscript notation, with a fragment of handwritten score visible in the upper right. The legend 'ANNÉE MOZART' appears in the lower right field, completing the commemorative theme. |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 5,000 |
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