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Saturday, 31 August 2024

3329) Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519): "Futurists of the Past Coin Series": The Mona Lisa (painted - (c. 1503–1516): Republic du Cameroon: 2,000 Franc CFA Silver Coin: Year of Coin issue: 2024:

3329) Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519): "Futurists of the Past Coin Series": The Mona Lisa (painted - (c.15031516): Republic du Cameroon: 2,000 Franc CFA Silver Coin: Year of Coin issue: 2024:

Leonardo da Vinci  was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. 

While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he has also become known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and palaeontology. 

Leonardo is widely regarded to have been a genius who epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal, and his collective works comprise a contribution to later generations of artists matched only by that of his younger contemporary Michelangelo.

Born out of wedlock to a successful notary and a lower-class woman in, or near, Vinci, he was educated in Florence by the Italian painter and sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio. 

He began his career in the city, but then spent much time in the service of Ludovico Sforza in Milan. Later, he worked in Florence and Milan again, as well as briefly in Rome, all while attracting a large following of imitators and students. 

Upon the invitation of Francis I, he spent his last three years in France, where he died in 1519. Since his death, there has not been a time where his achievements, diverse interests, personal life, and empirical thinking have failed to incite interest and admiration, making him a frequent namesake and subject in culture.

Leonardo is identified as one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art and is often credited as the founder of the High Renaissance

Despite having many lost works and fewer than 25 attributed major works – including numerous unfinished works – he created some of the most influential paintings in the Western canon.[

The "Mona Lisa" is his best known work and is the world's most famous individual painting.

The "Last Supper" is the most reproduced religious painting of all time and his Vitruvian Man drawing is also regarded as a cultural icon.

Revered for his technological ingenuity, he conceptualised flying machines, a type of armoured fighting vehicle, concentrated solar power, a ratio machine that could be used in an adding machine, and the double hull. 

Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime, as the modern scientific approaches to metallurgy and engineering were only in their infancy during the Renaissance. 

Some of his smaller inventions, however, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire. 

He made substantial discoveries in anatomy, civil engineering, hydrodynamics, geology, optics, and tribology, but he did not publish his findings and they had little to no direct influence on subsequent science.

The Coin:

LEONARDO DA VINCI "Futurists of the Past 2024" 2000 Francs CFA 2 oz Pure Silver Antique Finish Coin – Mint XXI – Republic of Cameroon.

Introducing the second coin in the ‘Futurists of the Past’ series, dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci — a genius of the Renaissance whose innovative designs and advanced concepts were only realised centuries after his passing. Recognised globally as an artist, scientist, inventor, and thinker, Leonardo’s outstanding contributions went far beyond the imaginable. 

Notable works:

Virgin of the Rocks (c.14831493)

Lady with an Ermine (c.14891491)

The Vitruvian Man (c.1490)

The Last Supper (c.14951498)

Mona Lisa (c.15031516)

Signature

Signature written in ink in a flowing script.


On the Reverse of the 2000 Franc CFA 2-ounce silver collectible Coin, his notable inventions like the hang glider, parachute, and aerial screw, along with his classic art pieces — the Mona Lisa and the canonical proportions of the Vitruvian Man — are masterfully highlighted using digital printing and gilding techniques. 

Da Vinci’s futurism was rooted in his commitment to innovation and his belief that science and technology could change the world.

The inscriptions are - "LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452 – 1519

On the Obverse of the 2000 Franc CFA 2-ounce silver collectible Coin, is placed gears, a part of his inventions.

The inscriptions are - REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROON. Ag 999. 2000 FRANCS CFA. 2024."

The Specifications of this Coin are:

Issuer: Republic du Cameroon

Issuing Year: 2024

Face Value: 2000 Francs CFA

Metal Composition: .999 Silver

Weight: 2 oz

Condition: Antique Finish (AF)

Mintage: 500

Special Features: Digital printing, digital gilding


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