With only 300 ½ KG silver coins minted, this is a rare find.
This spectacular coin boasts the artwork in an actual depiction on the obverse, in full colour surrounded by an engraving of the real frame that completes the artwork illusion.
Featured on the coin is also the artist’s name, his birth and death dates and the year the coin was minted.
The reverse of the coin is common to the series released by the Monnaie de Paris, depicting several views of many major French museums. museums. An interior view of the Musée d’Orsay, on the top left, is recognisable by its distinctive clock. Alongside that is a view of
the façade of the Louvre as seen from the Napoleon courtyard where the pyramid is located. Below these two elements, a fresco shows the Hôtel Salé, which houses the Picasso Museum. The lower portion of the reverse side features a view of the façade of Hôtel Biron, the current
Rodin Museum, and above, the famous Centre Pompidou stairway. The face value and the words “République Française” are also inscribed on the reverse side.
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