Gold Albrecht Dürer Self-Portrait Coin
- Genuine investment gold: Fineness 999/1,000
- From Switzerland: minted by Valcambi
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Gold coin · 1/1,000 ounce fine gold
A museum for the hand.
Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe, 1/1,000 ounce fine gold, picture side
Dürer facing front, with long curling hair and a fur collar, his hand at his chest, as a relief in gold. The original is at home in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
The original
At home in the Alte Pinakothek.
Dürer painted himself in 1500 on limewood, facing front, with his hand at his fur collar. In 1805 the painting was purchased from Nuremberg.
- Painter
- Albrecht Dürer
- Work
- Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe, 1500
- Medium
- Oil on limewood
- Dimensions
- 67.1 × 48.9 cm
- Location
- Alte Pinakothek, Munich
A second look
According to the Pinakothek, the direct gaze and the hand in the picture stand for seeing and creating.
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.
Munich
- Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe Alte PinakothekThis piece
- Promenade Lenbachhaus
- Blue Horse I Lenbachhaus
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
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.
MonogramThe monogram AD
GazeThe direct gaze
HandHand on the fur
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
- Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe
- Painter
- Albrecht Dürer
- 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
- Alte Pinakothek, Munich
- 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 monogram AD, and in colour on the card.
Gold Albrecht Dürer Self-Portrait – Renaissance Art as a Tangible Gold Investment
- Design: Dürer's world-famous self-portrait from 1500 – frontal view, with long, wavy hair and fur-trimmed robe. The characteristic AD monogram appears in the upper right. A design that captures the Renaissance in a single glance.
- Material & Fineness: struck from pure gold with a fineness of 999/1,000 – 1/1,000 ounce of fine gold, which carries the actual value of this edition.
- Manufacturer: produced by Valcambi, one of the most renowned precious metal mints in Switzerland.
- Issuing Country & Face Value: issued by the Republic of Chad, with a legal face value of 3,000 CFA francs.
- Year of Issue & Mintage: minting year 2024, limited worldwide to 50,000 pieces.
- Format & Packaging: compact, rectangular format of only 11 × 15.4 mm, delivered Brilliant Uncirculated in a coin card (blister card).
As with all gold coins in our range, substance takes center stage with this coin as well. The design provides the personal touch, while the fine gold is the actual reason for purchase. You are acquiring a genuine, physical gold investment whose value is primarily based on the precious metal it contains and moves in line with the gold price.
The Self-Portrait of 1500 – Dürer as an Icon of the Renaissance
Albrecht Dürer created his self-portrait in 1500 in a frontal, almost sacred pose that was highly unusual for the time. The reverse of this edition reproduces the painting in a warm sepia tone: the long, wavy hair, the fur collar, the finely modeled facial features. The golden AD monogram represents the typical signature of the Nuremberg master. The value side shows the national coat of arms of the Republic of Chad – flanked by a wild goat and a lion – along with the inscriptions "RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD", "3000 FRANCS CFA" and "999/1000 FINE GOLD". Fine striking depth and clear contours bring the Renaissance aesthetic to life even in the smallest of spaces.
Why Small Gold Quantities Are So Popular
This coin is among the smallest available gold units and makes entering physical gold investment remarkably easy. Gold is the world's oldest currency and a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It possesses intrinsic value, has never been worth zero, and is recognized worldwide as a means of payment and exchange – a scarce commodity with limited supply that preserves its purchasing power across generations.
- Value Preservation: gold protects against loss of purchasing power and serves as an inflation hedge.
- Crisis Protection: physical gold offers crisis protection against political and economic uncertainties.
- Liquidity: tradable worldwide, highly liquid and can be resold at any time.
- Wealth Building: small amounts of gold add up over the years to form a considerable fortune.
Not least, the world's central banks hold enormous gold reserves – a clear signal of the trust placed in this precious metal, while the money supply in the fiat system continues to grow steadily. Furthermore, profits from the sale of gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.
Classification: Dürer Self-Portrait in Comparison
The "Art & Culture" series from the Republic of Chad includes numerous designs from art history, all of which operate on the same principle: identical fine weight of 1/1,000 ounce, identical fineness of 999/1,000, struck by Valcambi. The advantage of these small units lies in the low entry threshold and the easy divisibility of a gold holding; naturally, the premium per gram of fine gold is higher than with large bars or ounce coins. Anyone looking to invest specifically in fine gold while choosing an iconic Renaissance design will find one of the most impressive editions in the series with the Self-Portrait.
Give a Genuine Gold Investment as a Gift
Whether for a birthday, christening, or Christmas: with this coin, you are not giving a mere design, but full-fledged investment gold. Despite the personal occasion, the recipient receives minted fine gold whose value is tied to the gold price – an asset that can be built up in small steps and passed down through generations.
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