2407) Oscar-Claude Monet's painting "Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie Verte", Republic of France: “Museum Masterpieces Gold and Silver Coin Collection Series": Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) continues with impressionist paintings by Claude Monet: Date/Year of Coin issue: 06/2022:
The Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) has brought out its latest range of gold and silver coins which is part of their ongoing series entitled “Museum Masterpieces.”
Introduced in 2017, the series pays tribute to the greatest masterpieces which are part of renowned collections in French museums, or those painted in France.
When completed, the collection will include designs from different artistic currents and influences of history.
For 2022, the set features the artistic genius of Claude Monet (1840–1926), considered the "Father of Impressionism" as he propelled the influence to its height during his lifetime.
More about Oscar-Claude Monet (14.11.1840-05.12.1926):
Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it.
During his long career, he was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of "Impressionism's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature," especially as applied to "plein air" (outdoor) landscape painting.
The term "Impressionism" is derived from the title of his painting "Impression, soleil levant," exhibited in the 1874 ("exhibition of rejects").
Monet was raised in Le Havre, Normandy, and became interested in the outdoors and drawing from an early age.
Monet's ambition to document the French countryside led to a method of painting the same scene many times so as to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.
Among the best-known examples are his "Series of Haystacks (1890–91), paintings of the "Rouen Cathedral" (1894), and the "paintings of water lilies" in his garden in Giverny that occupied him continuously for the last 20 years of his life.
Frequently exhibited and successful during his lifetime, Monet's fame and popularity soared in the second half of the 20th century when he became one of the world's most famous painters and a source of inspiration for burgeoning groups of artists.
The Coins:
The set of rectangular-shaped coins in both gold and silver recreates on the Reverse face, "Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie Verte", depicting a bridge over a water lily pond.
The largest silver Proof coin includes a vivid colour version along with detail of its original frame as it is seen in the Museum.
Below the primary design on the colour version is a cartel indicating the name of the work and that of the artist, as well as, the year of issue "2022", completing the recreation in its museum environment.
For the gold and silver coins without colour, the circular logo "CHEFS D’ŒUVRE DES MUSÉES" (“Museum Masterpieces”) is present in the upper right-hand corner.
The Obverse, which is common to the entire series, presents a mixture of views from several major French museums. The text "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE," along with the coins’ denomination, are also integrated into the design.
The Coin has been issued in four variants:
i) The specifications of the 10 Euro Silver Coin are:
Country of issue: Republic of France ("Republique Francaise"); Date/Year: 06/2022; Coin Series Theme: "Museum Masterpieces"; Coin Theme: "Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie Verte", (depicting a bridge over a water lily pond by Claude Monet); Denomination/Face Value: 10 Euro; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness pure Silver (Ag); Weight: 22.20 grams; Diameter/Size: 38.00 mm x 29.10 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mint: Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint); Mintage: 3,000 pieces.
ii) The specifications of the 50 Euro Silver Coin are:
Country of issue: Republic of France ("Republique Francaise"); Date/Year: 06/2022; Coin Series Theme: "Museum Masterpieces"; Coin Theme: "Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie Verte", (depicting a bridge over a water lily pond by Claude Monet); Denomination/Face Value: 50 Euro; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness pure Silver (Ag); Weight: 100.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 56.40 mm x 43.40 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mint: Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint); Mintage: 500 pieces.
iii) The specifications of the 250 Euro Silver Coin are:
Country of issue: Republic of France ("Republique Francaise"); Date/Year: 06/2022; Coin Series Theme: "Museum Masterpieces"; Coin Theme: "Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie Verte", (depicting a bridge over a water lily pond by Claude Monet); Denomination/Face Value: 250 Euro; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness pure Silver (Ag); Weight: 500.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 90.00 mm x 69.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P) with applied colour; Mint: Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint); Mintage: 300 pieces.
iv) The specifications of the 50 Euro Gold Coin are:
Country of issue: Republic of France ("Republique Francaise"); Date/Year: 06/2022; Coin Series Theme: "Museum Masterpieces"; Coin Theme: "Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, Harmonie Verte", (depicting a bridge over a water lily pond by Claude Monet); Denomination/Face Value: 50 Euro; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness pure Gold (Au); Weight: 7.78 grams; Diameter/Size: 23.00 mm x 17.70 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mint: Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint); Mintage: 500 pieces.
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