bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ðə hˈaɪn pɹˈaɪz wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈɛvɹi θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz; sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ɪt wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈɛvɹi tˈuː jˈɪɹz.
Beginning in 1972, the Heine prize was awarded every three years; since 1981 it was awarded every two years.