Impression, Sunrise Claude Monet Art Gallery 1 Oz 1000 CFA Francs Silver Coin Cameroon 2027

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Impression, Sunrise Claude Monet Art Gallery 1 Oz 1000 CFA Francs Silver Coin Cameroon 2027

This coin from the MINT XXI Art Gallery series features Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise – the painting that gave Impressionism its name. The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the artist's death.

Monet painted it in 1872 from a hotel window in Le Havre. Cranes, masts and rowing boats dissolve in the morning mist while a small orange sun burns above the water. When it was shown at the 1874 exhibition of independent artists, critic Louis Leroy mockingly called them “Impressionists” – and one of the most important movements in painting was born.

The coin is a rectangular 74 × 51.8 mm plate struck from 1 oz of .999 fine silver in proof quality. Full-colour digital printing faithfully renders the colours and details of the original canvas, while the obverse bears the name of the Republic of Cameroon and the face value of 1000 CFA francs.

The mintage is limited to 1,000 pieces worldwide. Each coin comes in a box with an acrylic display and a certificate of authenticity – it can stand like a small painting, which also makes it a great gift for art lovers.

It is another coin from the Art Gallery collection, in which MINT XXI captures masterpieces of painting in silver – alongside Klimt's The Kiss, Botticelli's Primavera and van Gogh's The Starry Night, among others.