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10 Euros Peter Paul Rubens
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 10 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a reproduction of the painting 'Susana y los viejos' (Susanna and the Elders) by Peter Paul Rubens, held in the collection of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid. The composition faithfully renders the Baroque master's chiaroscuro technique and figural arrangement. The inscription ESPAÑA RUBENS appears in the upper field, with the year 2015 positioned below, all in Latin lettering. |
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| Mintage | 2015 M - Proof - 7,500 |
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This coin belongs to Spain's long-running commemorative series honoring figures from the history of Western art — a program that has produced dozens of issues since the 1990s and whose collector appeal rests almost entirely on the subject chosen rather than the striking. Rubens is an unusual inclusion: he was Flemish, not Spanish, but spent formative years in Madrid as a diplomatic envoy for the Spanish Crown, using his access to the royal collection to study Titian extensively. Philip IV trusted him enough to send him on a secret diplomatic mission to London in 1628.