Gold Leonardo da Vinci Lady with Hermelin Coin

Gold Leonardo da Vinci "Lady with an Ermine" – 1/1,000 oz Fine Gold from Chad

• Design: Colored, detail-rich reproduction of the Renaissance masterpiece "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci on the reverse – a world-famous portrait complementing the obverse featuring the national coat of arms of the Republic of Chad.
• Material / Fineness: Pure fine gold with a fineness of 999/1,000, fine weight 0.031 g, corresponding to 1/1,000 ounce – the substance and actual reason to buy this issue.
• Manufacturer: Minted by the renowned Swiss mint Valcambi, known worldwide for the highest minting quality.
• Issuing country: Republic of Chad, face value 3,000 CFA francs, year of issue 2025.
• Mintage & condition: Strictly limited to 50,000 pieces, Brilliant Uncirculated new stock, securely packaged in a blister card in a convenient card format.

This small gold coin issue from the "Art & Culture" series combines an iconic art motif with genuine fine gold. The focus here is not on the image, but on the substance: 999/1,000 pure gold, whose value is directly linked to the gold price. Anyone buying this gold coin from Chad is acquiring fully valid investment gold in a particularly small denomination – the artistic design is the personal touch, the fine gold the lasting store of value.

The design: Da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine"

Leonardo da Vinci created the famous portrait around 1489/1490. It shows a young woman in a three-quarter view, tenderly holding a white ermine in her arms. On the gold coin, the painting appears in true colors: the characteristic, almost black background, the dark dress with red underdress and blue sleeves, the black pearl necklace and the headdress held by a band across the forehead. In the upper left, the minting bears the signature "L. DA VINCI". A smaller inset, rendered in gold, repeats the design and underscores the high-quality, detail-rich execution.

Obverse: coat of arms of the Republic of Chad

The obverse shows the national coat of arms of the Republic of Chad, flanked by a goat and a lion. The inscriptions around the edge read "RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD" for the issuing country, "3000 FRANCS CFA" for the face value, and "999/1000 FINE GOLD" for the fineness. This makes the coin official legal tender of Chad – bearing its key data visibly on the metal.

Comparison: small gold coin with a grand design

Within the widely distributed 3,000-franc issues from Chad, the "Lady with an Ermine" belongs to the art-historical series featuring works by da Vinci, Vermeer, Klimt, and other masters. Compared to larger bullion coins such as a Krugerrand or a Maple Leaf, the advantage of this 1/1,000-ounce piece lies in the low capital outlay: it allows entry into physical gold with a very small amount. Anyone who acquires several small quantities of gold over time builds up a genuine asset step by step.

Investment gold in a small denomination

Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It possesses intrinsic value, has historically never been worth zero, and is recognized worldwide as a medium of exchange. With this 1/1,000-ounce piece, you enter physical gold investment in small, plannable steps.

• Value preservation: Physical fine gold protects purchasing power and serves as an inflation hedge against fluctuating fiat currency.
• Crisis protection: As a scarce, globally tradable asset, gold offers protection against political and economic uncertainty – a solid crisis protection.
• Liquidity: Gold can be traded and resold at any time and is easily converted into cash.
• Tax advantage: Profits from the sale of gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.

Despite the artistic design, what you are acquiring here is fully valid investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is linked to the gold price.

This issue can also be passed on for a personal occasion such as a christening, birthday, or wedding: with it, you are not giving a mere token of attention, but a genuine gold investment that endures over the years and can serve as a building block for the long-term transfer of wealth from generation to generation.