Gold Leonardo da Vinci Lady with Hermelin Coin
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Gold coin · 1/1,000 ounce fine gold
A museum for the hand.
Lady with an Ermine, 1/1,000 ounce fine gold, picture side
The lady turns to the right, the ermine in her arms, as a relief in gold. The original is at home in the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków.
The original
At home in the Czartoryski Museum.
Leonardo painted the lady around 1490 on walnut wood. The sitter is Cecilia Gallerani, and it is the only work by Leonardo in Poland.
- Painter
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Work
- Lady with an Ermine, c. 1490
- Medium
- Oil in mixed technique on walnut wood
- Dimensions
- 53.4 × 39.3 cm
- Location
- Czartoryski Museum, Kraków
A second look
The deep black background behind the lady is not by Leonardo: it was overpainted in the 19th century.
A tour
Where the originals are at home.
Paris is the centre, with the Louvre, the Orsay, the Marmottan and the Orangerie. Then come museums from Florence to Kraków and, across the Atlantic, New York and Washington.
Kraków
- Lady with an Ermine Czartoryski MuseumThis piece
Paris
- Marten and Oopjen Musée du Louvre
- Mona Lisa Musée du Louvre
- Noon: Rest from Work (after Millet) Musée d’Orsay
- Self-Portrait of 1889 Musée d’Orsay
- Water Lilies Musée de l’Orangerie
- Impression, Sunrise Musée Marmottan Monet
- Tahitian Women Musée d’Orsay
- Liberty Leading the People Musée du Louvre
Vienna
- Young Hare Albertina
- The Art of Painting Kunsthistorisches Museum
- The Kiss Belvedere
Munich
- Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe Alte Pinakothek
- Promenade Lenbachhaus
- Blue Horse I Lenbachhaus
Florence
- The Birth of Venus Uffizi Galleries
- Primavera Uffizi Galleries
Amsterdam
- The Night Watch Rijksmuseum
- Marten and Oopjen Rijksmuseum
The Hague
- Girl with a Pearl Earring Mauritshuis
London
- The Umbrellas National Gallery
Düsseldorf
- Four Girls Kunstpalast
Braunschweig
- The Girl with the Wine Glass Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
Wiesbaden
- The Butterfly Hunter Museum Wiesbaden
Salzburg
- Sunday Stroll Salzburg Museum
Venice
- Vitruvian Man (drawing) Gallerie dell’Accademia
New York
- The Starry Night Museum of Modern Art
- Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Siesta Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Neue Galerie
Washington
- Woman with a Parasol, Madame Monet and Her Son National Gallery of Art
- Luncheon of the Boating Party Phillips Collection
Under the loupe
The painting in gold, up close.
The coin bears the painting as a fine relief, whole or as a detail, together with the painter’s signature or monogram.
The value side bears RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD, the national coat of arms, 999/1000 FINE GOLD and 3000 FRANCS CFA.
ErmineThe ermine
Enlarged from the photos in our gallery.
The craft
The painting in gold, the colour on the card.
The coin bears the painting as a relief in gold, 15.4 × 11 millimetres, issued by the Republic of Chad at 3,000 CFA francs.
- The blister card
- On the front the painting in colour with the painter’s signature or monogram, the coin in the window, on the back the details of the issue.
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- Gold
- Design
- Lady with an Ermine
- Painter
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Weight
- 1/1,000 ounce fine gold
- Fine weight
- 0.031 g
- Fineness
- 999/1,000
- Face value
- 3,000 Francs CFA
- Issuing country
- Republic of Chad
- Dimensions
- 15.4 × 11 mm
- Mintage
- 50,000 pieces
- Original
- Czartoryski Museum, Kraków
- Packaging
- Blister card
After the tour
Most of the originals are at home in museums, from Florence to Washington. Whoever wants to see them travels to them.
This coin brings one of them home: in gold, with the painter’s name, and in colour on the card.
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 that complements 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.
- Country of issue: Republic of Chad, face value 3,000 Francs CFA, 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 the image, but the substance: 999/1,000 pure gold, whose value is directly linked to the gold price. Anyone who buys this gold coin from Chad acquires fully-fledged investment gold in a particularly small denomination – the artistic design is the personal touch, the fine gold is 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 three-quarter view, tenderly holding a white ermine in her arms. On the gold coin, the painting appears in true color: the characteristic, almost black background, the dark dress with red underdress and blue sleeves, the black pearl necklace, and the headpiece held by the band across her 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, detailed 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 an ibex and a lion. The inscriptions around the edge read "RÉPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD" for the country of issue, "3000 FRANCS CFA" for the face value, and "999/1000 FINE GOLD" for the fineness. This makes the coin an official means of payment in Chad – and it carries its most important data visibly on the metal.
Comparison: small gold coin with a grand design
Within the widely distributed 3,000-Francs issues from Chad, the "Lady with an Ermine" belongs to the art-historical series centered on 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 amounts of gold over time builds up a genuine asset step by step.
Investment gold in small denominations
Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It has 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 can enter physical gold investment in small, manageable steps.
- Preservation of value: 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 uncertainties – a solid form of 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-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is tied to the price of gold.
This issue can also be passed on for a personal occasion such as a christening, birthday, or wedding: rather than giving a mere token of attention, you are giving 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.
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