2117) Salvador Dali, Spain: : Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT) - Real Casa de la Moneda has issued a 10 Euro (or 8 Reale) Silver Proof Coin depicting one of Spain's most celebrated artists of the 20th Century: Date of Coin issue: 01.11.2021:
Salvador Dali - Silver Proof and Colour Coin - 10 Euro (or 8 Reale Coin):
The Header presents the Reverse and Obverse of the 10 Euro Silver Coin against a background image of Salvador Dali's work titled "Galatea of the Spheres" depicting his wife Gala
The Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre FNMT — Real Casa de la Moneda has issued 10 Euro (or 8 Reale) collector coins on Salvador Dali - one of the country’s more celebrated artists of the 20th Century.
About Salvador Dali:
Salvador Dali (1904–1989) was renowned internationally for both his surrealistic style of painting as well as his signature moustache.
Dali cultivated his unique look, which included an impeccably waxed moustache, which he styled into two thin, upward-pointing curves that became his trademark.
In terms of his approach to art and from a very young age, Dalí found much inspiration in the surrounding Catalan environs of his childhood and many of its landscapes would become recurring motifs in his later key paintings.
Dali’s early creative motives were that he wanted to revolutionise the art of the 20th Century and the Surrealists saw in Dali the future of the movement, believing he was well-placed with an exceptionally rich imagination.
The outbreak of World War II found Salvador Dali and his wife in France. Following the German invasion, they were able to escape only because they were issued visas by Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the celebrated Portuguese diplomat. They crossed into Portugal and subsequently sailed from Lisbon to New York in August 1940, where the couple would live for eight years.
In 1982, and as recognition of his contribution to the art world, King Juan Carlos bestowed the title Marqués de Dalí de Púbol, which included the city where Dali lived at the time. Initially hereditary, it was changed to life-only in 1983, as Dali had no children.
On the 23.01.1989, he passed away of heart failure at the age of 84 and was buried in the crypt below the stage of his Theatre-Museum in Figueres.
Two major museums are devoted to Dalí’s work and include the "Dalí Theatre-Museum" in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, and the "Salvador Dalí Museum" in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
The Coin:
The Coin replicates in vivid colour one of Dali’s paintings titled "Galatea of the Spheres," created in 1952, and presently part of the "Teatro-Museo Dalí," Figueres.
On the Reverse of the 10 Euro Silver Coin is depicted Gala Dalí, (the artist’s wife and muse), the pattern is made of elements of a greater image pieced together through a series of spheres arranged in a continuous array. The work shows a bust of Gala made up of a matrix of spheres seemingly suspended in space.
The Coins’ denomination of "10 EURO is placed to the right and the Real Casa’s mintmark, a "crowned M", is placed under the denomination.
Surrounding the primary design is a border of ants. To Dali, ants were symbolic of mortality, decay, and impermanence and were a component he repeatedly used in his artwork.
On the Obverse of the 10 Euro Silver Coin is included an image of the artist based on a photograph taken by the photographer Melitó Casals.
In the background is a pattern on the field of one of Dali’s better-known works titled - "The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory".
An actual re-creation of one of Dali’s earlier works painted in 1931 known as "The Persistence of Memory", his later interpretation was painted in 1954 and is part of the Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida.
A facsimile of his signature is placed to the right of his portrait and the text "ESPANA 2021" is seen just below his signature.
The primary design is also surrounded by a border in the form of ants in procession.
The specifications of the Silver Coin are:
Country of issue: Spain; Date/Year of issue: 01.11.2021; Denomination/Face Value: 10 Euro (or 8 Reale); Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 27.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 40.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with applied colour; Mint: Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre FNMT — Real Casa de la Moneda, Spain; Mintage: 6,000 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.
Each silver Proof and colour coin is encapsulated and presented in a custom case, accompanied by a numbered Certificate Of Authenticity (COA).
Interesting links to posts on Portugal and Spanish Coins and postage stamps on this blog:
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12) The New Silk Road: A Joint issue of a two stamp set of 1.50 Euros each by Spain (Correos Post) and China: Stamps issue date: 01.07.2019
13) Charming Towns, Spain : For the past five years, Correos (Spanish Post) has issued Stamps and Postcards on four beautiful Spanish villages as old-fashioned accordion-style postcards: Date of PostCards/Stamp set issue: 30.03.2020
14) "International LGBTQ Pride Day", Spain: The LGBTQ Pride Day Flag (Rainbow Flag) depicted on the first ever stamp issued: Date of Stamp issued: 15.06.2020
15) "Card Games", Spain: Correos Espana (Spanish Post) has issued a Stamp Sheet of 3.80 Euros representing the four suits (Swords, Pentacles, Cups & Wands) in a Tarot Deck, as the Origins of Card Games: Date of Stamp Sheet issue: 02.07.2020
6) "The Joker", Portugal: Portugal Post has issued a set of four stamps featuring "The Joker"character of DC Comics, who is an archenemy of the "Batman": Date of Stamp issue: 31.03.2020
7) Portuguese Numismatics (1st Group): A set of four Stamps in the values of N20g, A20g, E20g and 120g issued by CTT Correios (Portuguese Post) in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the "Portuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") depicting coins from various periods of history: Date od Stamp set issue: 22.04.2020
12) "Linha Do Douro" ("The Douro Line (Train)", Portugal:12th Coin in the Ibero-American Coin Series titled "Historic Trains" brought out by the "Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda" (INCM): Date of issue: 06/2020
6) Leonardo da Vinci, France: The latest issue from the Monnaie de Paris, France highlights him on the latest Europa Silver Star Coin Programme issued by the Paris Mint: Coin issue date: 03/2019
7) i) "Europa Coin Programme" or the "European Star Programme" or the "Eurostar Programme" ii) Central Bank of Malta issues 50 Euro (Gold) and 10 Euro (Silver) Proof Coins featuring "Architecture and artwork of the Gothic Era" in 05/2020 (which is a part of the wider programme focussing on the Ages of Europe: Date of Coins issue: 08.05.2020
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