Art Masterpieces in Miniature on Coins

Have you ever wanted to own a copy of fine art? Some major mints now make this possible by making miniature reproductions of great masterpieces of art as the obverse of a coin. Often the art is rectangular, so in some cases the image is inserted into the center of the coin, but does not take up the entire surface, in other cases a rectangular coin is minted.

Not All Mints Handle Art Masterpieces

Coloring coins with enamel is now fairly common for most major foreign mints, and the color can make a coin spectacular. Adding multiple colors not separated with uncolored metal, and blending shades of a color, are not so common. Perhaps the Mint of Poland is the leader in making art masterpiece coins.

Cook Islands Grand Masters of Europe

2009 LEONARDO DA VINCI - LADY WITH ERMINE
2009 JAN MATEJKO (JAN MATEYKO) - "WERNYHORA"
2009 Johannes Vermeer - "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Girl with a White Pearl)

2010 Vasily Tropini

2010 Peter Brandl

Specifications:
Denomination $5, Weight 25 grams, Sterling Silver, mintage varies, proof coins

Andorra 10 Dinar "coins" Painters of the World Series

Andorra is now on the Euro system, but is making commemorative issues in its old currency denominations. Technically, since these are not legal tender, they should be called rounds.

2008 Leonardo da Vinci
2008: "PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR"
2010 Algrect Durer

Specifications:
Minted by the Mint of Poland, 28.28 grams of Sterling Silver, proof, mintage of 20,000

Niue Islands Painters of the World Series

2007 VAN GOGH
2008 "HENRI DE TOLOUSE LAUTREC"

2010 Claude Monet

2010 Karl Brullov

2010 Alfons Mucha

2010 Francisco Goya

2012 Leonardo Da Vinci

Belarus Painters of the World Series

2009: ILYA REPIN
2010: "Ivan Khrutsky"

Painters Series of France

2008 Edouard Manet

2009 "AUGUSTE RENOIR"