Issued to mark the 200th anniversary of Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting, this coin is part of Monnaie de Paris's ongoing "Masterpieces of Museums" program, which has drawn on collections from the Louvre and other French national institutions since the series launched. The 500-gram format places it squarely in the prestige bullion category — a collector object first, a monetary instrument in name only.
The painting itself was acquired by the French state in 1831, briefly hidden from public display as politically inflammatory, then re-exhibited after 1848.
Issued to mark the 200th anniversary of Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting, this coin is part of Monnaie de Paris's ongoing "Masterpieces of Museums" program, which has drawn on collections from the Louvre and other French national institutions since the series launched. The 500-gram format places it squarely in the prestige bullion category — a collector object first, a monetary instrument in name only.
The painting itself was acquired by the French state in 1831, briefly hidden from public display as politically inflammatory, then re-exhibited after 1848.