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
300
Millésime
2019
Valeur faciale
250€
Tribute paid to the French museums' most beautiful pieces of artMonna Lisa, the most famous artwork of Leonardo da VinciThe obverse shows the famous masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci. The portrait of Monna Lisa is entirely reinterpreted with origin...
Monna Lisa 1/2 Kg Silver coin Proof quality yeardate 2019
€1,840.00
Description
Tribute paid to the French museums' most beautiful pieces of art
Monna Lisa, the most famous artwork of Leonardo da Vinci
The obverse shows the famous masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci. The portrait of Monna Lisa is entirely reinterpreted with origin colors. Monna Lisa wears a dark green dress in silk with yellow sleeves. She seems to keep watching the spectator also when he walks around the room because her line of sights is perpendicular to the plane of the image. This portrait is surrounded by a silver frame as the original one is. This denomination will be in rectangular shape, like the painting.
The reverse is also in rectangular shape. It includes the common reverse of the series which shows a mix of some French major museums. The portrait of Leonardo da Vinci stands on the left hand side with a compass, symbol of precision. Two main works of da Vinci are displayed alongside: the flying machine and the Vitruvian Man. Drawn around 1490, the Vitruvian Man represents the human body proportions according to the roman architect and engineer Vitruve. On the right hand part of the coin, a reversed writing paragraph (made to protect da Vinci’s inventions) is displayed. « 500 ans » evokes the passing away anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci. The face value is represented on the common reverse of the series.
The Collection
Launched in 2017, this series pays tribute in the biggest masterpieces of our museums and commemorates the trends and influences of our History - Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism...
The Museums' Masterpieces series, or when art meets art. Every year it is a great pleasure to pay tribute to such extraordinary artworks, but it is also a challenge for engraving! That of sublimating these artworks as best we can and using our ancestral methods to translate the artistic power and subliminal effects of these immense original artists.
Engraver word
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.
