10 Euros Salvador Dalí - Portrait of Gala

Features

Issuer Spain
King Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2009
Value 10 Euros
10 EUR = USD 11
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 27 g
Diameter 40 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
54965
References KM# 1211
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

II Serie - Dalí

Series: Spanish Painters

Obverse

On the obverse, common for the three pieces of 8 silver reales, the central scene of the work "Autorretrato con l'Humanité" (1923) is reproduced. In this painting, Dalí depicts himself dressed as a worker, in a provocative attitude, and recording his admiration for the revolutionary ideas of the time.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ESPAÑA Dali
2009

Translation:
SPAIN Dalí
2009

Reverse

On the reverse side of the third piece of 8 reales and 10 euros of face value, the work "Automatic start of a Gala portrait" (1932) is reproduced, in which he expresses his will to experiment with the different stages in the composition of the image.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Pintores Españoles
M
10 EURO

Translation:
Spanish Painters
M
10 EURO

Mint

M Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)

Comments

This collection dedicated to the great artist Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) is the second issue of the series called "Spanish Painters", with which we want to pay homage to the most outstanding Spanish creators throughout History.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2009 M 10 000 PROOF

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Numista Rarity index: 93 Search tips
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