Gold Gustav Klimt Adele Bloch-Bauer Coin
- Genuine investment gold: Fineness 999/1,000
- Made in Switzerland: minted by Valcambi
- Verified authenticity: on blister card
- Genuine investment goldThe value is based on fine gold and follows the gold price
- Made in SwitzerlandThe renowned mint stands for the highest precision
- Verified authenticityDelivered Brilliant Uncirculated with integrated certificate of authenticity
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Gold coin · 1/1,000 ounce fine gold
A museum for the hand.
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1/1,000 ounce fine gold, picture side
Adele Bloch-Bauer sits in her ornamental gown, as a fine relief in gold. The original is at home in the Neue Galerie in New York.
The original
At home in the Neue Galerie.
Klimt began the portrait in 1903 and completed it in 1907. According to the Neue Galerie, Adele Bloch-Bauer is the only person he painted twice in full figure.
- Painter
- Gustav Klimt
- Work
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907
- Medium
- Oil, gold and silver on canvas
- Location
- Neue Galerie, New York
A second look
Her initials AB appear in the painting, slightly raised as a low relief.
A tour
Where the originals are at home.
Paris is the centre, with the Louvre, the Orsay, the Marmottan and the Orangerie. Then come museums from Florence to Kraków and, across the Atlantic, New York and Washington.
New York
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Neue GalerieThis piece
- The Starry Night Museum of Modern Art
- Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Siesta Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paris
- Marten and Oopjen Musée du Louvre
- Mona Lisa Musée du Louvre
- Noon: Rest from Work (after Millet) Musée d’Orsay
- Self-Portrait of 1889 Musée d’Orsay
- Water Lilies Musée de l’Orangerie
- Impression, Sunrise Musée Marmottan Monet
- Tahitian Women Musée d’Orsay
- Liberty Leading the People Musée du Louvre
Vienna
- Young Hare Albertina
- The Art of Painting Kunsthistorisches Museum
- The Kiss Belvedere
Munich
- Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe Alte Pinakothek
- Promenade Lenbachhaus
- Blue Horse I Lenbachhaus
Florence
- The Birth of Venus Uffizi Galleries
- Primavera Uffizi Galleries
Amsterdam
- The Night Watch Rijksmuseum
- Marten and Oopjen Rijksmuseum
The Hague
- Girl with a Pearl Earring Mauritshuis
London
- The Umbrellas National Gallery
Düsseldorf
- Four Girls Kunstpalast
Braunschweig
- The Girl with the Wine Glass Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
Wiesbaden
- The Butterfly Hunter Museum Wiesbaden
Salzburg
- Sunday Stroll Salzburg Museum
Kraków
- Lady with an Ermine Czartoryski Museum
Venice
- Vitruvian Man (drawing) Gallerie dell’Accademia
Washington
- Woman with a Parasol, Madame Monet and Her Son National Gallery of Art
- Luncheon of the Boating Party Phillips Collection
Under the loupe
The painting in gold, up close.
The coin bears the painting as a fine relief, whole or as a detail, together with the painter’s signature or monogram.
The value side bears RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD, the national coat of arms, 999/1000 FINE GOLD and 3000 FRANCS CFA.
FaceHer face
Enlarged from the photos in our gallery.
The craft
The painting in gold, the colour on the card.
The coin bears the painting as a relief in gold, 15.4 × 11 millimetres, issued by the Republic of Chad at 3,000 CFA francs.
- The blister card
- On the front the painting in colour with the painter’s signature or monogram, the coin in the window, on the back the details of the issue.
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- Gold
- Design
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
- Painter
- Gustav Klimt
- Weight
- 1/1,000 ounce fine gold
- Fine weight
- 0.031 g
- Fineness
- 999/1,000
- Face value
- 3,000 Francs CFA
- Issuing country
- Republic of Chad
- Dimensions
- 15.4 × 11 mm
- Mintage
- 50,000 pieces
- Original
- Neue Galerie, New York
- Packaging
- Blister card
After the tour
Most of the originals are at home in museums, from Florence to Washington. Whoever wants to see them travels to them.
This coin brings one of them home: in gold, with the painter’s name, and in colour on the card.
Gold Gustav Klimt "Adele Bloch-Bauer" – the Golden Adele as tangible investment gold
- Design: Klimt's world-famous "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I" from 1907 – the legendary "Golden Adele" from his golden phase. Byzantine-inspired ornaments, spirals, stylised eyes and geometric patterns make this work the pinnacle of Viennese Art Nouveau.
- Material & fineness: Struck from the purest fine gold with a fineness of 999/1,000. The fine weight is 1/1,000 oz, i.e. 0.031 g of pure gold in concentrated form.
- Manufacturer: Produced by the renowned Swiss mint Valcambi, known for the highest precision and first-class quality.
- Country of issue & year: Republic of Chad, year of issue 2024, face value 3,000 CFA francs.
- Mintage & condition: Worldwide limited to 50,000 pieces, Brilliant Uncirculated, delivered on a blister card with an integrated certificate of authenticity.
With this coin, you hold one of the most famous works of art in the world in your hands – and at the same time, full-fledged gold. The real reason to buy is not the image, but the fine gold it contains, whose value is directly tied to the gold price. The design provides the personal touch, but the substance is minted precious metal. Within the gold coins from the "Art & Culture" series, this edition combines artistic beauty with the sober value of the precious metal.
The design: Klimt's Golden Adele
The portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I was created in 1907, when Gustav Klimt was at the zenith of his golden period. Inspired by the gold-shimmering mosaics in Ravenna, he covered the surface with gold leaf and created a flat, almost weightless style – in the same breath as his famous work "The Kiss". Adele Bloch-Bauer, hostess of a Viennese salon, is the only person Klimt portrayed twice.
The eventful history of the original is almost as fascinating as the painting itself: in 2006, it changed hands for a reported 135 million US dollars, and has since ranked among the most expensive works in art history. Today, the "Woman in Gold" can be seen at the Neue Galerie in New York. This gold coin transfers that opulent visual language into a handy, rectangular format.
The obverse shows the coat of arms of Chad with the inscriptions "REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD", "3000 FRANCS CFA" and "999/1000 FINE GOLD". The reverse bears the iconic masterpiece along with the inscription "GVSTAV KLIMT" – a modern homage to one of the most important painters of Viennese Modernism.
Why gold is a smart choice
Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It has never had a value of zero, possesses intrinsic value, and is recognised worldwide as a means of payment and exchange. As a scarce commodity with limited supply, it protects against loss of purchasing power and serves many investors as an inflation hedge and as crisis protection in uncertain times.
- Value preservation: a physical tangible asset whose value is tied to the gold price and preserves wealth across generations.
- Building wealth in small steps: small amounts of gold add up over the years to a considerable fortune.
- High liquidity: tradable and resellable worldwide at any time, easily converted into cash.
- Tax advantage: profits from the sale of gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.
This turns a design of timeless beauty into a well thought-out investment product. Despite its artistic character, what you acquire here is a genuine gold investment – minted fine gold that never loses its shine over the millennia. And if you would like to give a genuine investment as a gift, for example for a christening, birthday or wedding, you are not presenting a mere souvenir, but recognised investment gold with lasting substance.
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