Masterpieces of the Museum - Salvador Dali - France 250€ /Spain 150€ 2021 set 2 x 500 g silver coin set

Silver: 99,9%
Weight: 2 x 500 g g
Measures: 90 x 69 mm and 80 x 62 mm
Face value: 250 € / 150€
Mintage 250

This first ever joined set issued by France and Spain consisting of two half-kilo silver coins is dedicated to Salvador Dali. The French coin depicts his painting "The Persistence of Memory". The Spanish coin depicts the painting "The Temptation of Saint Anthony".
This beautiful set of two ½ Kilo Silver coins celebrates a well-known European artist: Salvator Dali. In this set: The Persistence of Memory and The Temptation of St. Anthony. The coins are colored, have Proof quality and come in an official special box, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage on only 250 sets worldwide!

The obverse represent Salvador Dali's famous masterpiece "The Persistence of Memory". The "Museum Masterpiece" stamp that defines this series has been added at the bottom right and blends with the work. In the background, the front of Beaubourg, where Salvador Dali has been the subject of several exhibitions, most recently in 2013, has been depicted. The name of the work and that of the artist also complete the decoration. The year 2021 appears on the left.
The obverse represent Salvador Dali's famous work "The Persistence of Memory". This coin is coloured and surrounded by a sand blasted silver outline to give the illusion of the frame of the work.

The name of the painting as well as the artist's name and the year ofthe coin are inscribed at the bottom of the painting, on the frame. 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 seenfrom 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.

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.
The Spanish Royal Mint dedicates a silver coin depicting his work “The Temptation of St. Anthony”to the brilliant artist.

The obverse reproduces an image of Salvador Dali’s painting“The Temptation of St. Anthony”, which is kept at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium. The coin is coloured and decorated with an ant trail along the perimeter.

On the reverse of the coin on the left is a portrait of Salvador Dali, in the background is a detail of the painting“The Temptation of St. Anthony”.