1962 AD., Austria, Anton Bruckner commemorative, Vienna / Wien mint, 25 Schilling, KM 2892.

Austria, Anton Bruckner commemorative, Vienna / Wien mint, engravers: Edwin Grienauer (obverse) and Arnold Hartig (rev.), 1962 AD.,
25 Schilling (30 mm / 12,96 g), 0.800 silver, 13,00 g theor. mint weight, mintage 2.402.000 , medal alignment ↑↑ , plain edge with incuse legend " * FUENFUNDZWANZIG SCHILLING * ",
Obv.: ANTON BRUCKNER / GRIENAUER / 1962 , his head facing r., engraver´s signature at truncation.
Rev.: REPUBLIK / ÖSTERREICH // 25 / SCHILLING , value number within a beaded circle, small spray of leaves below, surrounded by 3/4 circle of nine shields of arms of the nine states of Austria.
KM 2892 .

Year / Mintage
1962 2,399,000
1962 3,000 (proof)

Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 – 11 October 1896) was an Austrian composer known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies.

Unlike other musical radicals, such as Richard Wagner or Hugo Wolf who fit the enfant terrible mould, Bruckner showed extreme humility before other musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his life in a way that gives a straightforward context for his music.

His works, the symphonies in particular, had detractors, most notably the influential Austrian critic Eduard Hanslick, and other supporters of Johannes Brahms, who pointed to their large size, use of repetition, and Bruckner's propensity to revise many of his works, often with the assistance of colleagues, and his apparent indecision about which versions he preferred. On the other hand, Bruckner was greatly admired by subsequent composers, including his friend Gustav Mahler, who described him as "half simpleton, half God".