Gold Rembrandt The Night Watch

Gold Rembrandt "The Night Watch" – minted fine gold with world-class design

With the Gold Rembrandt "The Night Watch" you hold physical investment gold in a handy miniature format. Issued in 2024 by the Republic of Chad, this coin combines the purest gold with one of the most famous paintings in Western art history. What matters most, however, is the substance: the value of this issue is based primarily on its fine gold content and moves in line with the gold price – the artistic design is the personal touch, while the precious metal is the actual reason to buy.

• Design: The reverse shows Rembrandt's Baroque masterpiece "The Night Watch" from 1642 – the Amsterdam civic guard around Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, captured in the unmistakable chiaroscuro of the Dutch master. The original still hangs today in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
• Material & fineness: Made of pure gold with a fineness of 999/1000 – i.e. 24 carats, and therefore of the highest investment quality without any base metals.
• Manufacturer: Minted by Valcambi, one of Switzerland's most renowned precious metal mints with a worldwide reputation for precision.

A masterpiece in miniature format

The obverse bears the coat of arms of Chad, flanked by the inscriptions "RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD" as the issuing country, the face value "3000 FRANCS CFA", and the fineness indication "999/1000 FINE GOLD". On the reverse, the Baroque, richly detailed scene unfolds in warm, dark tones: lace collars, wide-brimmed hats, weapons, and the dramatic play of light for which Rembrandt van Rijn is celebrated to this day. With a fine weight of 0.031 g (1/1,000 ounce) and a compact format, this gold coin is a true masterpiece of the minting art. It is delivered in Brilliant Uncirculated condition, securely fixed on a high-quality blister card that showcases the design to great effect.

Why investment gold pays off even in small steps

Even small quantities of gold are fully-fledged investment gold. Especially for those looking to get started with physical gold investment, issues like this one allow you to build value step by step – small amounts add up over the years to substantial wealth. Gold is humanity's oldest currency, a proven store of value for over 6,000 years, and it has never had a value of zero, because it possesses an inherent, intrinsic value. As an inflation hedge, it preserves your purchasing power when paper currencies lose value. It is no coincidence that central banks around the world hoard gold as a reserve – a clear sign that even the central banks themselves only have limited trust in their own fiat money.

Despite its artistic design, what you are acquiring here is fully-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is based on the gold price and which remains tradable worldwide.

Preservation of value, crisis protection, and constant tradability

Physical gold offers high liquidity: it can be used as a medium of exchange worldwide and converted back into cash at any time. This makes this issue a solid building block for long-term wealth accumulation and as crisis protection in uncertain times. In addition, profits from the sale of physical gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year – an advantage many investors appreciate. Anyone wishing to give real gold as a gift for a personal occasion such as a christening, birthday, or wedding is not handing over a mere token, but a genuine asset that can endure for generations.

In our gold coins category you will find further issues made of pure gold – from classic investment coins to striking designs such as this Rembrandt piece, which preserves The Night Watch in fine gold for all time.