Gold Claude Monet Water Lilies Coin
- Genuine investment gold: 999/1,000 fine gold
- Valcambi: Swiss mint
- State-issued: 3,000 CFA francs
- Genuine investment goldThe value is based on the fine gold and tracks the gold price
- ValcambiOne of the most renowned refineries in Switzerland
- State-issuedOfficial legal tender of the Republic of Chad
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Gold coin · 1/1,000 ounce fine gold
A museum for the hand.
Water Lilies, 1/1,000 ounce fine gold, picture side
Two water lily blossoms, large and close up, as a relief in gold. Monet painted his water lily pond in more than 200 paintings.
The original
More than 200 paintings of one pond.
Monet painted the water lily pond of his garden at Giverny in more than 200 paintings, from the late 1890s onwards.
Eight of the large compositions are at home in the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, in two oval rooms with daylight from above.
- Painter
- Claude Monet
- Work
- Water Lilies
A second look
There, the paintings with the colours of morning hang in the east of the rooms, those with the colours of evening in the west.
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.
Paris
- Water Lilies Musée de l’OrangerieThis piece
- 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
- 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
New York
- The Starry Night Museum of Modern Art
- Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Siesta Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Neue Galerie
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.
BlossomA water lily, up close
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
- Water Lilies
- Painter
- Claude Monet
- 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
- 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.
Claude Monet "Water Lilies" – Impressionism in Pure Investment Gold
- Design: The gold wafer features a characteristic excerpt from Monet's world-famous Water Lilies series – delicate water lilies in fine gold relief, accompanied by a faithfully reproduced "Claude Monet" signature. An Impressionist masterpiece, translated into minted fine gold.
- Material / Fineness: Crafted from 999/1,000 fine gold – meaning almost pure gold. The fine weight is 1/1000 oz, or 0.031 g. Despite its minimal mass, the substance is full-fledged, physical precious metal.
- Manufacturer: Produced by Valcambi, one of Switzerland's most renowned refineries and mints – a name that stands worldwide for precision, purity and the highest processing quality.
- Investment character: Not a mere souvenir, but recognized investment gold: its value is based on the fine gold it contains and moves with the gold price – tradable and resellable at any time.
With this issue from the "Art & Culture" series, the Republic of Chad brings one of the most famous motifs in art history into physical fine gold. Within the popular range of gold coins in miniature format, this minting holds a special place: it combines the fascination of Impressionism with the timeless substance of precious metal. The face value of 3,000 CFA francs officially designates the piece as a state-issued means of payment of Chad – yet its true value lies within itself: pure gold.
Design and Craftsmanship in Detail
The reverse shows Monet's iconic "Water Lilies" as a finely crafted gold relief with floating lily pads and open blossoms, together with the painter's signature. The obverse bears the coat of arms of Chad – flanked by a goat and a lion – along with the inscriptions "REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD", "3000 FRANCS CFA" and "999/1000 FINE GOLD". The gold piece is delivered well protected in an elegantly designed blister card (coincard), whose design itself echoes Monet's water lily pond in deep blue, rich green and delicate pink. In this way, the small piece of fine gold becomes an artistic eye-catcher – the design provides the personal touch, while the gold itself provides the true substance.
Claude Monet and the "Water Lilies"
Claude Monet (1840–1926) is considered one of the most important pioneers of Impressionism. In his garden in Giverny, he created his famous Water Lilies series over the course of decades – around 250 paintings capturing the interplay of light, water and color. This unmistakable visual language lives on in the golden design, making it an issue with high recognition value.
Why Gold – the Proven Store of Value
Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a reliable store of value for over 6,000 years. It possesses an inherent, intrinsic value, has never been worth zero, and protects against the loss of purchasing power. As an inflation hedge and as crisis protection, physical gold has always been in demand – not without reason do central banks worldwide hold enormous gold reserves, while increasingly placing less trust in their own fiat currencies. Physical gold is scarce, recognized worldwide, highly liquid and can be converted into cash at any time.
Despite the artistic design, what you are purchasing here is full-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is based on the gold price.
Who This Issue Is Suited For
- For beginners: an affordable, uncomplicated entry into physical gold investment in small steps.
- For wealth building: many small amounts of gold add up over the years to a considerable asset.
- For investors with an appreciation for art: physical fine gold that carries a piece of art history.
- As a gift: give real investment gold for a christening, wedding or birthday – an investment instead of something fleeting.
As with other small gold formats – such as the classic 1-gram bar – the appeal lies in the low capital outlay combined with globally traded precious metal. Compared to a plain bar, this coincard additionally offers an elaborately designed motif and a state-guaranteed face value. Furthermore, profits from the sale of physical gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year. This keeps your fine gold flexible, liquid and permanently valuable – a solid building block that can be passed down through generations.
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