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| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2023 M - Proof - 5,000 |
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This coin belongs to Spain's ongoing series honoring works held in the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid. The specific painting referenced — Mujer con los brazos levantados — dates to 1936, completed in the months immediately preceding the Spanish Civil War, a period in which Picasso's output was marked by increasing psychological intensity before his focus shifted wholesale to Guernica in 1937.
At 135 grams of .999 silver, this is a bullion-adjacent collector piece rather than anything approaching circulating currency. Spain's high-denomination commemorative program has leaned heavily on cultural patrimony since the early 2000s, with Picasso appearing across multiple issues given his unambiguous status as the most commercially viable name in the catalog.