100 Manat Bül-bül

Features

Issuer	Azerbaijan
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2008
Value	100 Manat 100 AZN = USD 59
Currency	Third manat (2006-date)
Composition	Gold (.999)
Weight	31.1 g
Diameter	37 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 141208
References	KM# 51 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 21 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Dedicated to Bulbul

Obverse

Portrait of Bulbul, who was a famous Azerbaijani and Soviet opera tenor, folk music performer, and one of the founders of vocal arts and national musical theatre in Azerbaijan.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI •
2008
BÜL-BÜL
100 MANAT

Translation: Republic of Azerbaijan

Reverse

A depiction of a classical Mugham Trio in oriental miniature style

Mint

Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)

Comments

Bul-Bul or, in his real name, Mourtouza Rza oglu Mammadov (born in Khanbagi (Shusha) on June 22, 1897, died in Baku on September 26, 1961) was an Azerbaijani folk singer and opera singer (tenor). He was one of the founders of the Azerbaijani national musical theater, as well as a teacher and People's Artist of the USSR (1938). He is the father of Soviet and Azerbaijani actor, politician and diplomat Polad Bülbüloğlu (Source: www.wikipedia.org). Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Bul-Bul ou, de son vrai nom, Mourtouza Rza oglu Mammadov (né à Khanbagi (Choucha) le 22 juin 1897, mort à Bakou le 26 septembre 1961) est un chanteur populaire et un chanteur d’opéra (ténor) azerbaïdjanais. Il est l’un des fondateurs du théâtre musical national azerbaïdjanais, ainsi qu'un pédagogue et un artiste du Peuple de l'URSS (1938). Il est le père de l'acteur, homme politique et diplomate soviétique et azerbaïdjanais Polad Bülbüloğlu. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2008			500									Proof

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Bullion value: USD 4468.59 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.999 oz

Current gold price: 4473.56 USD/oz (see gold price

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