Launched in 2017, this series pays tribute in the biggest masterpieces of our museums and commemorates the trends and influences of our History.
"The museum masterpieces series, where art meets art. Every year it is a great pleasure to pay tribute to such extraordinary works, but it is also a challenge for engraving! The challenge is to sublimate these works and to use our ancestral methods to translate the artistic power and subliminal effects of these immense original artists.
Engraver wordAfter "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer and "The persistence of memory" by Salvador Dalí in 2021, discover "The Water Lily Pond, Green Harmony" by Claude Monet.
In 2025, Monnaie de Paris is representing two inseparable portraits by Rembrandt, acquired jointly in 2016 by the Louvre and the Rijksmuseum.
The face of this coin depicts Eugène Delacroix's famous 1830 work, with a focus on Gavroche and Marianne waving the French flag. A new vision of the allegory of Liberty, she is a lively and spirited daughter of the people, embodying revolt and victory.
The face of these coins depicts one of Kitagawa Utamaro's works: Young girl blowing into a glass pipe, painted in 1794.
The face of these coins depicts one of Elisabeth Vigée-Le Brun's best-known works: Marie-Antoinette with a rose, painted in 1783.
In 2022, the "Museums Masterpieces" series illustrates an emblematic work of the Impressionist movement: The Water Lily Pond, Green Harmony by Claude Monet.
Œuvre emblématique de Salvador Dalí, « La persistance de la mémoire » est représentée sur la face de ces monnaies. Réalisée il y a tout juste 90 ans, cette œuvre est accompagnée de la façade du Centre Pompidou où Salvador Dali a régulièrement été exposé. Une coupure inédite de 50€ de 100 grammes en argent est également disponible.
Since 2017, Monnaie de Paris pay tribute to the most beautiful works that have been produced or exhibited in France. In 2021, the first work to be honoured is Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring".
In 2020, Van Gogh's self-portrait will be honoured with a series of rectangular gold and silver coins in reference to the original work.
In 2020, Hokusai's Wave is featured in a series of gold and silver coins in a rectangular shape in reference to the original work.
