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2014 3 oz $20 Pure Silver Coin with Swarovski – Masterpieces of Art – Peter Paul Rubens – Leda and Swan
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2014 3 oz $20 Pure Silver Coin with Swarovski – Masterpieces of Art – Peter Paul Rubens – Leda and Swan
Comes with capsule, Certificate of Authenticity and a splendid presentation case (not shown)
A numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 oz of pure silver 999 with 16 authentic swarovski crystals inlaid in this 55 mm coin, issued by Cook Islands. Rubens was a flemish Baroque Painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality. The “Leda and the Swan”, a story from Greek mythology, was one of his masterpieces.
Peter Paul Rubens
Pieter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 –30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque Painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Altarpieces, portraits, landscapes and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.
In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe, Rubens was a classically educated humanist scholar, art collector, and diplomat who was knighted by both Philip IV, King of Spain, and Charles I, King of England.
Leda and the Swan
Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces, or rapes, Leda. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus, while at the same time bearing Castor and Clytemnestra, children of her husband Tyndareus, the King of Sparta.
SPECIFICATIONS OF COIN
Metal: 999 Fine Silver
Finish: Proof
Size: 55mm Diameter
Special Features: 16 Authentic Swarovski Crystals
Denomination: $20
Year of Issue: 2014
Max Mintage: 1898
Weight: 3 oz
Country: Cook Islands