50 Euros Girl with a Pearl Earring, gold

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.