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On sale is a 2021 Girl with a Pearl Earring of Vermeer, 1/4 oz Gold Coin from France, certified by PCGS and graded as PR70DCAM, the only one with this top grade up-to-date.
This is the eighth coin of the "Chefs d'œuvre des musées" series started in 2017.
Mintage is limited to 500, diameter 22mm. It pays tribute to the famous painting of Vermeer.
The "Museum Masterpiece" stamp that defines this series has been added to the top of the coin and blends in with the work. At the bottom of the painting, the façade of the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris, where the work was first exhibited outside the Netherlands 100 years ago, in 1921, has been engraved.
The sumptuous frame surrounding the work was created by the engravers of Monnaie de Paris.
The name of the work and the artist also complete the decoration. The year 2021 appears at the top left. The reverseis 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.
You get what you see in the pictures: the coin in the PCGS slab with the certificate nº 055 / 500 and the original box.
International shipping with tracking online (EMS by La Poste). Your questions are welcome.