La qualité "Belle Épreuve" est la plus haute qualité numismatique devant les qualités "Brillant Universel" (BU) et "courante". Une pièce belle épreuve est une pièce obtenue au moyen de coins et de flans spécialement préparés et de conditions de frappe particulières, de sorte que les motifs de gravure ressortent avec une grande netteté et que la surface est sans défaut. Les fonds de la gravure sont extrêmement brillants, les reliefs sont matés.
Mintage
3000
Millésime
2024
Valeur faciale
20€
In 2021,
Monnaie de Paris inaugurated a series focused on literary styles and authors
who have marked literature history in France and abroad. After celebrating
poetry in 2021 and theatre in 2022, Monnaie de Paris will honour Luís
Vaz de Camõ...
Luís Vaz de Camões 20€ High Relief Silver 1 Oz Coin Proof Quality Yeardate 2024
€125.00
Description
In 2021,
Monnaie de Paris inaugurated a series focused on literary styles and authors
who have marked literature history in France and abroad. After celebrating
poetry in 2021 and theatre in 2022, Monnaie de Paris will honour Luís
Vaz de Camões, a 16th-century Portuguese poet considered one of the most
important literary figures of the Portuguese language.
The obverse
of this coin shows Luís Vaz de Camões in profile, surrounded by waves and sea.
There are many symbols referring to his maritime adventures: his ruff and his
hair turning into waves, the sailing ship on the horizon and the caravel on his
right. This caravel is decorated with the Cross of the Order of Christ, symbol
of the Portuguese nation, and an emblem made of a feather and a sword, evoking
the sixteen years the author spent at sea and traveling in the Orient. His
right eye, lost in battle in Morocco at
the age of 23, is closed.
The reverse
side is common to the entire "Art of the Quill" series. Several
iconic quotations can be read, such as Voltaire’s “Le mieux est l’ennemi du
bien", Dante Alighieri's "Lasciate ogne speranza voi
ch'intrate", William Shakespeare's "To be or not to be: that is the
question" or Nietzsche's "Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich
stärker". A feather is engraved in the center of the coin and underneath
is the title of the series. The acronym "RF" appears in the lower
part of the coin, along with the hallmark of Joaquin Jimenez and the engraving
workshop.
Our craftman
THE ENGRAVER
Trained at the best schools, they have the years of experience behind them necessary to master all aspects of the craft. Using industrial oil-based modelling clay and working from a design executed freehand or with CAD software, they skilfully fashion a low relief model in order to enhance the engraving and the way it catches the light. They work alternately with concave and convex plaster moulds until satisfied they have achieved the best 3D rendering of the design.
THE MINTER
The first minters began to ply their trade in France when striking with a hammer appeared in the 4th century BC. Nowdays, minsters use press instead of a hammer. Their knowledge of dies, engraving and metals, and their expertise - passed seamlessly down from one generation to the next for centuries - guarantees the excellence of their work.
