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10 Euros Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the common reverse design of the Les Trésors des Musées de France series, featuring an architectural collage of major French museum facades within the field. Superimposed upon this background is a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci accompanied by a compass, symbolizing his genius as both artist and engineer. Flanking the portrait are two celebrated Leonardian creations: the Vitruvian Man and a schematic of his flying machine invention. A passage rendered in Leonardo's characteristic mirror script appears along the right side of the field. The legend reads 500 ANS 2019 RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 10 EURO. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 ans 2019 RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 10 EURO |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a full-color reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's celebrated masterwork, the Mona Lisa, presented in its entirety with the original landscape background faithfully depicted. The portrait is rendered with polychrome colorization applied over the silver flan, capturing the sfumato technique and atmospheric depth of the original painting. The composition is surrounded by a silver frame modeled after the actual ornate frame of the Louvre's painting, lending the piece a distinctly trompe-l'œil quality. The rectangular format of the coin echoes the proportions of a framed artwork, reinforcing the museum-piece aesthetic of the series. |
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