Gold Jan Vermeer The Art of Painting Coin

Jan Vermeer »The Art of Painting« – minted fine gold as a small gold investment

• Design: The reverse shows Johannes Vermeer's world-famous painting »The Art of Painting« – an artist's studio in the typical, warmly muted Vermeer light mood, framed by a heavy curtain and complemented by the characteristic lettering »Meer«.
• Material / Fineness: Pure fine gold with a fineness of 999/1000, a fine weight of 1/1,000 ounce (around 0.031 g) – tiny in quantity, unmistakably clear in value.
• Manufacturer: Minted by the traditional Swiss mint Valcambi, a globally recognised name for the highest precious metal quality.
• Country of issue & face value: Republic of Chad, official face value 3,000 Francs CFA, year of issue 2024.
• Mintage: Limited worldwide to 50,000 pieces.
• Format: Rectangular format, 11 × 15.4 mm, delivered Brilliant Uncirculated in a coincard (blister card) with certificate of authenticity.

The »Jan Vermeer The Art of Painting« is one of the most intricate gold coins of the 2024 issue year. In the smallest of spaces, this gold coin combines great art history with the tangible substance of real fine gold. Anyone investing in physical gold acquires here a genuine asset whose value is based on the gold price – the design provides the personal touch, but the true substance and the reason for purchase is the precious metal it contains.

The design: Vermeer's »The Art of Painting« in gold

Vermeer's masterpiece was created around 1666 to 1668 and is considered one of the most enigmatic works by the great Dutch painter. It depicts an artist in his studio painting a portrait of a young woman with a laurel wreath and a book – presumably the muse Clio. Light, perspective and loving detail give the scene its unmistakable depth. The minting transfers this pictorial world into gold; on the left of the image, a dark curtain frames the composition, while at the top a smaller repetition of the motif appears within a golden frame. In this way, a highlight of European painting is preserved in the smallest possible space.

The obverse: coat of arms of the Republic of Chad

The obverse bears the national coat of arms of the Republic of Chad, flanked by a goat and a lion. Around the edge are the inscriptions »RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD« as the country of issue, the face value »3000 FRANCS CFA«, and the fineness declaration »999/1000 FINE GOLD«. This makes the coin an official means of payment of its issuing country, used not merely as a medal but as a genuine legal tender coin.

Small gold investment with a big impact

Gold is the oldest currency in the world and a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It possesses an inherent, intrinsic value, has never been worth zero, and is recognised and used as a medium of exchange worldwide. This is precisely why physical fine gold serves as an inflation hedge and as crisis protection against political and economic uncertainties. Despite its artistic design, what you are acquiring here is full-value investment gold, whose value moves in step with the gold price.

• Preservation of value: The value follows the gold price – not the printing press of central banks, whose fiat money remains infinitely expandable.
• Building wealth in small steps: Small amounts of gold add up over the years to considerable wealth and can be passed down from generation to generation.
• High liquidity: Gold can be traded worldwide and can be sold and converted into cash at any time.
• Tax aspect: Profits from the sale of physical gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.

For investors and anyone wishing to give real gold as a gift

Whether as an entry point into physical gold investment or as a thoughtful addition to your own precious metals holdings – this piece of fine gold makes the preservation of value tangible. And if you want to bring joy on a birthday, christening or wedding, then with the Vermeer gold coin you are not giving a mere token of attention, but real investment gold: an asset that endures, its lustre outlasting time.