Description

As the year 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of Museo Nacional del Prado, Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda is dedicating the sixth issue of the collection Treasures of Spanish Museums to this major event.

The complete set is comprised of six coins: three gold 2-escudo coins and three square pieces in silver.

The obverse of each of the coins, which are finished in proof quality, is illustrated with a small display of some of the most iconic works kept at the Prado. The reverse, which is common to all, reproduces the logo of the Prado Bicentenary, together with an image of the seated statue of Velázquez, which was executed by Aniceto Marinas in 1899 and now stands in front of Puerta de Velázquez at the Prado.

All the coins are presented in elegant jewellery cases and may be acquired as single items or in the form of a collection of the three gold or the three silver coins.

The characteristics of each of the pieces are outlined below:/p>

2-escudo gold coins

The obverse of each of the 2-escudo pieces included in this collection shows a fragment of some of the many sculptures housed at the Prado.

On the obverse of the first piece there is a fragment of the sculptural work «Carlos V», produced by Leone Leoni towards 1553.

The obverse of the second coin bears an image of the work «Meleagrus' Hunt», executed by Giovanni di Benedetto between 1583 and 1584.

On the obverse of the third piece in this metric is an image of a sculptural work titled «Orestes and Pylades or The San Ildefonso Group», made by the Pasiteles School towards the year 10 B.C.

To see enlarged images of the obverse and reverse of these coins, click on the following links: «Carlos V», «Meleagrus' Hunt» and «Orestes and Pylades or The San Ildefonso Group».

If you are interested in learning more about each of the works and their authors, click on the titles to access the direct link to the Prado’s website.

• Composition: .999 gold
• Face Value: 100€
• Weight: 6.75 g
• Diameter: 23 mm
• Quality: Proof
• Mint Run: 2,500 units per model

Square silver coins

Each of the three pieces shows a colour illustration of some of the pictorial works held by the Prado.

On the obverse of the first piece is the work titled «The Naked Maja», produced by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes before 1800.

EThe obverse of the second coin shows «Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback» executed by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez between 1634 and 1635.

The last of the silver pieces depicts a fragment from the work «The Annunciation», produced by Domenicos Theotocopoulos, El Greco, between 1597 and 1600.

To see enlarged images of the obverse and reverse of these coins, click on the following links: «The Naked Maja», «Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback» and «The Annunciation».

If you are interested in learning more about each of the works and their authors, click on the titles to access the direct link to the Prado’s website.

• Composition: .999 sterling silver
• Face Value: 10€
• Weight: 31.41 g
• Dimensions: 36x36 mm
• Quality: Proof
• Mint Run: 5,000 units per model

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