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3000 Francs CFA The Storm on Galilee by Rembrandt
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this rectangular gold piece displays the national coat of arms of the Republic of Chad centrally positioned in the field, featuring a shield charged with a wavy pattern flanked by a goat dexter and a lion sinister as supporters, surmounted by a rising sun and accompanied by a scroll bearing the national motto subdivided into three parts. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD appears in two lines across the upper field, while the denomination 3000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed prominently along the lower border. The purity statement 999/1000 FINE GOLD is engraved in the lower central field beneath the arms. The overall design is rendered in a prooflike finish on a plain gold ground, consistent with the miniature gold ingot-coin format. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a miniaturized reproduction of Rembrandt van Rijn's celebrated oil painting 'Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee' (1633), engraved onto the gold surface in fine detail. The composition depicts a sailing vessel with billowing, wind-torn sails and rigging straining dramatically against a turbulent sea, conveying the dynamic energy and chiaroscuro characteristic of Rembrandt's Baroque style. Figures can be discerned struggling amid the storm on the vessel's deck, rendered with expressive gestural lines in the field. The artist's name 'Rembrandt' is inscribed in a stylized cursive script in the upper left of the field. The design is executed in prooflike relief against a textured ground, replicating the dramatic tonal contrasts of the original masterwork. |
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| Reverse lettering | Rembrandt |
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