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Description
Konsta Viljami Jylhä (11910–1984) was a folk-virtuoso who, in Finnish fiddling, made the traditional pelimanni-style folk music a Finnish cultural phenomenon of wider currency, bringing his natural genius and traditional style to a burgeoning nationwide television audience, thus laying the foundation for a rich and popular traditional music scene in Finland.
A third-generation Central Ostrobothnian master pelimanni (Mestaripelimanni); in the 1960s Jylhä's band Konsta Jylhä ja Purppuripelimannit became a mainstay of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, and iconic both in popular culture and within the generation of master pelimanni to follow in his footsteps.
His best-known pieces of original composition are Konstan Parempi Valssi ("Konsta's Major Waltz") and especially the hauntingly beautiful Vaiennut Viulu ("Mute Violin").
The Mint of Finland Ltd, authorized by the Ministry of Finance, has issued the official commemorative coin “Konsta Jylhä and Folk Music” with a face value of EUR 10. The coin celebrates the centennial of the birth of Konsta Jylhä and the tradition of Finnish folk music.
Engraver: Reijo Juhani Paavilainen
Issue date: 12.07.2010
Obverse
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Depicts a stylized portrait of Konsta Jylhä, his name above, dates of his life below, and the engraver's initial (P) on the right. KONSTA JYLHÄ |
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Reverse
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Depicts the F-holes of a violin top. country name in Finnish and Swedish, date and the logo of the Mint of Finland (lion) above, value below. SUOMI FINLAND 2010 |
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10 Euro
100th Anniversary of Birth of Konsta Jylhä
KM# 157 Schön# 155
100th Anniversary of Birth of Konsta Jylhä
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