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1 troy ounce silver coin Treasures of World Painting - The Birth of Venus 2023
This 1 troy ounce silver The Birth of Venus coin comes from the Treasures of World Painting series. The coin has a weight of 31,103 grams of fine silver (99,9%) and shows the design of the world famous painting 'THe Birth of Venus' by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli.
Treasures of World Painting - The Birth of Venus 2023 coin
This 1 troy ounce (31,103 grams) fine silver (99,9%) The Birth of Venus coin comes from the Treasures of World Painting series. The coin depicts the design of the painting (The Birth of Venus) by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli, the original of which hangs in the Uffizi Gallary in the Italian city of Florence.
The Birth of Venus is one of Sandro Botticelli's most famous works. It depicts the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land, on the island of Cyprus. The goddess stands on a gigantic shell, as pure and perfect as a pearl. Botticelli refers to the mythological significance of the shell. The shell was known in ancient times as the symbol of the female sexual organ, and was thus a reference to reproduction. On the right side of Venus another goddess can be seen, who hands her a cloak with flowers on it. The flowers seem to indicate that this goddess is Flora, the goddess of Spring. Spring here again symbolizes the season of fertility.
The coin comes in a presentation box together with the certificate of authenticity. The worldwide edition is limited to only 999 pieces.
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- 1 troy ounce (31,1 gram) fine silver (99,9%)
- From the Treasures of World Painting series
- Worldwide mintage of only 999 coins
Design of the The Birth of Venus coin
Obverse
With the painting Botticelli refers to the Greek myth of the Birth of Venus. On the front you can see beautiful miniature reproduction of the painting with an extraordinary coloring. The picture depicts Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. The goddess stands on a gigantic shell, as pure and perfect as a pearl. She is met by a young woman, this is expected to be Hera. This is the goddess of marriage and symbolizes fertility.
Reverse
The reverse of this coin features the coat of arms of Niue in the center. All around are inscriptions 1 DOLLAR - the face value of the coin, 2023 - the year of issue and Ag 999 1oz - de zuiverheid en het gewicht van deze prachtige 1 troy ounce zilveren Birth of Venus munt.
The Birth of Venus
It is believed to have been made around 1483 or earlier, most likely commissioned by Lorenzo de' Medici, made for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici's Villa di Castello. In 1550 Giorgio Vasari wrote about the painting in his book 'Le Vite', a book with biographies of the most important artists of his time. In that book he writes in the biography of Sandro Botticelli about the painting that would hang in Villa Castello at that time. In addition, another indication indicates that the client came from the Florentine banking family. The Medici had in fact appropriated the orange tree as a family symbol, and we now see this tree just next to Flora on The Birth of Venus.
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