KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Germany. 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Joseph Haydn Silver Medal, 1932. Munich Mint. CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED. Kienast-474. 36mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Bust of Haydn right; Reverse: Globe among the clouds, with a rising sun in the background. Edge: BAYER HAUPTMUNZAMT FEINSILBER. Pleasing steel gray surfaces, with some golden-amber toning near the peripheries.<p><em>Known today as the "Father of the Symphony," Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was born in Rohrau in the Holy Roman Empire, and was seemingly at the center of the musical world at the time, being both a friend and mentor to Mozart, as well as a teacher to Beethoven. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music and, during the majority of his career, he was the most famous European composer.</em> From the Richard Jewell Collection.
