2021 France €10 Silver Proof Coin "Museum Masterpieces: Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring"

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 3,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 37 mm=1.46 in
• Weight: 22.2 g=0.78 oz
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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Monnaie de Paris pays tribute to the major masterpieces of French museums or having been painted in France.

The obverse represents Vermeer's famous work "The Girl with a Pearl Earring".

The "Museum Masterpiece" stamp that defines this series has been added to the top of the coin and blends in with the work. At the bottom of the painting, the façade of the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris, where the work was first exhibited outside the Netherlands 100 years ago, in 1921, has been engraved. The sumptuous frame surrounding the work was created by the engravers of Monnaie de Paris.The name of the work and the artist also complete the decoration. The year 2021 appears at the top left.

The reverse is common to the series. It depicts several views of many major French museums.