Ballerina Zdzisław Beksiński 1 Oz 1000 CFA Francs Silver Coin Cameroon 2024

Description

BALLERINA ZDZISLAW BAKSINSKI 1 OZ 1000 FRANCS SILVER COIN CAMEROON 2024

Zdzisław Beksiński in silver

Zdzisław Beksiński (1929–2005) from Sanok is one of the most recognisable Polish painters of the 20th century, a master of dark, dreamlike surrealism. He did not title his paintings – today they are known by conventional names or codes. Mint of Poland strikes coins featuring his works under licence from the Historical Museum in Sanok, which holds the copyright to his art.

The painting "Ballerina"

The coin reproduces a painting showing an emaciated, bluish ballerina in a tulle skirt, frozen in a dance pose against a yellowish background. It is one of the works in which Beksiński most fully expressed his unsettling, dreamlike world.

Coin design

The painting is reproduced in full colour using digital printing. The square coin (40 x 40 mm) is shaped like a picture frame with a mirror-finish silver passe-partout, alongside a relief fragment of another of the master's works. In the lower right corner is Beksiński's signature.

Packaging

The coin comes in a box with a Mint of Poland certificate of authenticity.

A gift idea

For admirers of Beksiński's work, surrealist art and fantasy, collectors of coins featuring paintings – a gift for someone with refined, dark taste.

Key facts

• Issuer: Cameroon
• Face value: 1,000 CFA francs
• Metal: Ag 999 silver
• Weight: 1 oz (31.1 g)
• Dimensions: 40 x 40 mm, square coin
• Decoration: digital printing
• Year of issue: 2024
• Mintage: 700 pieces
• Series: Zdzisław Beksiński
• Packaging: box, certificate of authenticity
• Producer: Mint of Poland

Only 700 pieces. Order "Ballerina" and capture Beksiński's world in silver.