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10 Euros Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces Claude Monet's celebrated Impressionist canvas Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte, painted in 1899 and held in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. The composition depicts the iconic Japanese footbridge arching over the tranquil water lily pond at Monet's garden in Giverny, rendered in the artist's characteristic loose, luminous brushwork. The rectangular format of the coin enhances the painterly quality of the design, faithfully capturing the green harmony of foliage and reflected light on the water's surface. Inscriptions in the field identify the artist and title: CLAUDE MONET, the date 2022, LE BASSIN AUX NYMPHEAS, HARMONIE VERTE, and the series designation CHEFS D'ŒUVRE DES MUSÉES. |
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Part of Monnaie de Paris's ongoing series celebrating Claude Monet's Giverny garden, this piece draws specifically from the 1904 painting Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte, one of the earlier works in the water lily sequence before Monet's eyesight began its long deterioration. The French state acquired Giverny as a national monument in 1977, decades after Monet's death in 1926, which anchors the legal and institutional basis for French commemorative use of the imagery.
The .999 fineness rather than the more common .925 suggests this was positioned toward the collector rather than circulation market from the outset.