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50 Euros Girl with a Pearl Earring, gold
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 50 EURO |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a high-relief sculptural rendering of Johannes Vermeer's celebrated masterpiece 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' (c. 1665), depicting a three-quarter bust of a young woman in a turban and drop pearl earring, gazing over her shoulder. The figure is set within a simulated picture frame in deep relief, evoking the presentation of a museum painting. A circular privy mark bearing a six-pointed star and the legend 'CHEFS D'ŒUVRE DES MUSÉES' appears in the upper left field. The vertical legend 'LA JEUNE FILLE À LA PERLE - J. VERMEER' runs along the left border, while the inscription 'LEGAAT A. A. DES TOMBE' and the date '2021' appear along the upper margin. |
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Part of Monnaie de Paris's ongoing "Masterpieces of Museums" series, this piece was issued in collaboration with the Mauritshuis in The Hague, home to Vermeer's original painting. The museum acquired the work in 1902 for a mere 2 guilders at auction — a price that scandalized later art historians once the attribution to Vermeer was confirmed.
The 7.78g weight places it in the standard quarter-ounce gold format favored by French collector issues of this decade.