Hello, On sale is a 2022 Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony of Monet Proof Silver Coin from France, certified by PCGS and graded as PR70DCAM. This is the eighth coin of the "Chefs d'œuvre des musées" series started in 2017. Mintage is 3,000. On the obverse, one of the most famous masterpiece of Claude Monet appears: The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony, achieved in 1899. A pond above a basin full of water lilies is represented. The "chef d’oeuvre des musées" stamp that defines this series has been added at the top right. The painting is exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay, which is represented as a part of the drawing and appears in the framework. The mastepiece and the artist names as well as the 2022 yeardate complete the decoration. The reverse is common to the series. It depicts several views of many major French museums. An interior view of the Musée d’Orsay, on the top left, is recognizable by its distinctive clock. Beside that is a view of the façade of the Louvre as seen from the Napoleon courtyard where the pyramid is located. Below these two elements, a fresco shows the Hôtel Salé, which houses the Picasso Museum. The lower portion of the reverse side features a view of the façade of Hôtel Biron, the current Rodin Museum, and above, the famous Centre Pompidou stairway. The face value and the words “République Française” are also inscribed on the reverse side. It's sold out at the French Mint. You get what you see in the pictures: the coin in the PCGS slab with the certificate, and the original box. The real painting is not included but you can come to the 5th floor of the Musée d'Orsay to see it. International shipping with tracking online (EMS by La Poste). Your questions are welcome. |