Starry Night was painted by Van Gogh in June 1889 at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole psychiatric institution in Saint Rémy in Provence. He had just suffered his second nervous breakdown, for which he was admitted to the institution. The painting is counted among the most famous works of art in art history of all time. It is among the absolute masterpieces of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1889 at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole psychiatric institution in Saint Rémy in Provence. He had suffered a nervous breakdown for the second time, so he was admitted to this institution.
The painting is counted among one of the most famous works of art in the art history. It is among the absolute masterpieces of the Museaum of Modern Art which is located in New York.
This stunning 2 troy ounce (62.206 grams) silver (99.9%) coin is a stained glass-like interpretation of Vincent van Gogh's famous painting "Observatory". The coin has a great design, has an antique finish, features digital printing and comes in a themed box along with the certificate of authenticity. Limited mintage of 500 pieces worldwide.
The obverse of the coin depicts a glass-style view from Van Gogh's window in Saint-Remy-de-Provence and shows the sky just before sunrise. On the reverse the inscriptions: "STARRY NIGHT" - the name of the coin and "Vincent Van Gogh" - the artist's name.
The reverse of the coin shows the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: "ELIZABETH II" - the name of the queen, "REPUBLIC OF GHANA" - the country of issue, "TEN CEDIS" - the face value, "2 oz AG 999" - the weight of the coin and the fineness of the silver and "2022" - the year of issue.