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Cook Islands 2009 – 20$ Masterpieces of Art – Mona Lisa – Leonardo Da Vinci – Premium Edition

Silver commemorative coin

  Series Masterpieces of Art – Premium Edition

  The most famous painting masterpieces of the world

  3oz. Pure Silver and 1/4oz. Pure Gold – 99.99%

  Mintage strictly limited to 999 pcs

  Coin embellished with 26 Swarovski crystals

  One of the most prestigious series in the world

9,999.00

The “Mona Lisa” is a first coin from PREMIUM EDITION of beautiful series Masterpieces of Art. 
A numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 oz / 93,3 grams of pure silver and 1/4 oz / 7,778 grams of pure gold with 26 pcs authentic swarovski crystals inlaid in this 55 mm coin, issued by Cook Islands.

  •     Contains 3 oz / 93,3 grams of .999 fine Silver.

  •     Contains 1/4 oz / 7,778 grams of .999 fine Gold.

  •     Coin embellished with 26 Swarovski crystals

  •     Coin comes in a special black box with a numbered COA.

  •     Strict limited mintage of only 999 coins.

  •     Obverse: Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, “Cook Islands”, and the legal tender value of 20 Dollars.

  •     Reverse: A very high quality rendition of The Mona Lisa – Leonardo Da Vinci

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                                             In the series of Masterpieces of Art PREMIUM EDITION  you can find:

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                                               2009 Mona Lisa – Leonardo da Vinci

                                               2010 Vitruvian Man – Leonardo da Vinci

                                               2011 The Golden Portrait Mask of Tutankhamun

                                               2012 The Bust of Nefertiti

                                               2013 The Virgin of Vladimir

                                               2014 Pieta – Michelangelo

                                               2015 The Golden Throne of Tutankhamun  

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  History:

The Mona Lisa or La Gioconda , French: La Joconde is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as “the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world”.

The painting, thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel, and is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506. Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797.

The subject’s expression, which is frequently described as enigmatic, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modeling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is the archetype of the Renaissance Man. During his life he did it all: architect, painter, sculptor, musician, draftsman, engineer, geometer, inventor, anatomist, physiologist, botanist and scientist. In short, he was a true genius.
Leonardo is justly famous for his realistic paintings, such as the Mona Lisa, the Madonna of the Rocks, and the Last Supper, as well as for influential drawings such as the Vitruvian Man.

The Mona Lisa is the famous 16th-century portrait by Leonardo da Vinci. Her mysterious smile has beguiled generations of viewers, but the true identity of this beauty remains unknown, despite intensive research by art historians. Many believe the Mona Lisa to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini Giocondo, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, hence its name in Italian, “La Gioconda”. Others have suggested the subject was a mistress of da Vinci, or even a self-portrait, with da Vinci imagining himself as a woman. Leonardo’s painting is famous among artist scholars for its innovative techniques, including sfumato (shown in the painting’s distinctive hazy, soft-focus effect) and chiaroscuro (the complex interplay of light and shadow). Some believe that its French name “La Joconde” is a play on “the merry woman,” a reference to her smile.

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