2009 France €5 Silver BU Coin "Pierre Renoir"

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €5
• Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 20,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% silver
• Diameter: 30 x 21 mm
• Weight: 15 grams
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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Issued on September 25, this is the fourth coin in a series of Impressionist painters that also include Degas, Manet and Monet.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841– December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau".

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. Renoir's paintings are notable for their vibrant light and saturated color, most often focusing on people in intimate and candid compositions.