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50 Euros Fortepiano
| Issuer | Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 50 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The German Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) is rendered in high relief at the center of the field, with wings spread and head turned to the right. Twelve European stars are arranged in an arc around the upper periphery, flanking the legend. The circular legend reads 'BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND' along the left and upper border and '2019' along the right, with the denomination '50 EURO' inscribed in two lines below the eagle. The mint mark letter appears to the lower right of the eagle's talons. |
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| Edge | Segmented reeded |
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Issued as part of Germany's long-running "Musical Instruments" gold series, this coin commemorates the fortepiano — the predecessor to the modern piano, developed in early 18th-century Florence by Bartolomeo Cristofori. The instrument's defining innovation was dynamic response to touch, which harpsichords could not produce. German craftsmen, particularly in the workshops of Gottfried Silbermann, refined Cristofori's mechanism significantly; J.S. Bach famously criticized early Silbermann fortepianos for their heavy touch before later endorsing an improved version.