Birth centenary of the singer Raimond Valgre

Raimond Valgre (born Raimond Tiisel; 7 October 1913 – 31 December 1949) was an Estonian composer and musician, whose songs have become some of the most well known in Estonia. During World War II, he was a member of the orchestra of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps of the Red Army and, as a result of his service on the Eastern Front he became an alcoholic after the war. His music was banned in 1948 by the Soviet authorities. Raimond Valgre died in an accident on 31 December 1949.

Raimond Valgre
Obverse: 
The front bears the coat of arms of the Republic of Estonia and the year 2013.
Reverse: 
The design of the coin features a fragment of the handwritten score for Saaremaa Waltz, the signature of the composer and the nominal value of the coin of seven euros.
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Catalog ID: 
EE89CM1
Value: 
€46
Mintage: 
7500
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
28.28g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
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