Gold Carl Spitzweg The Butterfly Catcher Coin

The Butterfly Hunter in Pure Gold – A Biedermeier Classic as Investment Gold

With the gold coin edition "The Butterfly Hunter", you can add one of the most charming works of German art history to your portfolio – in its most enduring form: struck in pure fine gold. The famous painting by Carl Spitzweg provides the personal touch, but the actual substance is the precious metal itself. Anyone who acquires this minting is buying genuine gold, whose value is based on the global gold price.

• Design: The reverse depicts Spitzweg's "The Butterfly Hunter" from 1840 – a seemingly otherworldly gentleman in a light-coloured coat, chasing two magnificent blue butterflies with a net, collecting box and red umbrella. A humorous, warm-hearted moment, finely detailed and featuring the characteristic Spitzweg lettering.
• Material & Fineness: Struck in top-quality gold with a fineness of 999/1000, with a fine weight of 0.031 g (1/1,000 oz). The compact rectangular format measures just 11 x 15.4 mm and is at the same time a technical showpiece.
• Manufacturer: Produced by Valcambi, one of the most renowned precious metals mints in Switzerland and known worldwide for the highest refining quality.
• Issuing country & face value: Official legal tender of the Republic of Chad with a face value of 3,000 CFA francs, year of issue 2025.
• Mintage & condition: Strictly limited to 50,000 pieces, Brilliant Uncirculated and protected in a high-quality blister card.

Carl Spitzweg – Art History in the Smallest of Spaces

Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), the great master of Biedermeier from Munich, created "The Butterfly Hunter" around 1840 as a symbol of bourgeois tranquillity and subtle humour. The original – oil on wood – is now part of the collection of a German museum and continues to delight generations of art lovers. On this minting, the scene comes back to life in warm golden radiance: the golden light filtering through the foliage, the brilliant blue butterflies, the astonished collector. The obverse bears the coat of arms of the Republic of Chad with the inscriptions "REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD", "3000 FRANCS CFA" and "999/1000 FINE GOLD". This unites art history with precise minting craftsmanship.

Why This Minting Is a True Gold Investment

As appealing as the design may be – what is being purchased here is above all substance. The value of this issue is based on the fine gold it contains and moves in line with the gold price. This makes the coin a building block for wealth accumulation in small steps: those who regularly acquire small amounts of gold build up a considerable physical fortune over the years. Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a proven store of value for over 6,000 years, never once falling to zero.

• Preservation of value: Gold has intrinsic value and protects against the gradual erosion of purchasing power – a solid inflation hedge.
• Crisis resilience: As a globally recognised medium of exchange, gold has proven itself as crisis protection against political and economic turmoil.
• Liquidity: Physical gold can be traded and resold at any time and easily converted into cash.
• Tax advantage: Investment gold is generally exempt from VAT; capital gains are usually tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.

This makes the issue an excellent entry point into physical gold investment – also as a way of giving genuine investment gold rather than a perishable item for a special occasion such as a birthday, christening or wedding. An asset that endures and can be passed down through generations.

Despite its personal design, what you are acquiring here is fully-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is based on the gold price.

For Investors Who Combine Beauty with Permanence

The combination of a limited mintage, the finest gold from Valcambi and an immortal motif from the Romantic era makes this minting an attractive building block for any gold investment. As part of the "Art & Culture" series, it brings together aesthetics and lasting value – without the investment aspect fading into the background. After all, gold has been shining for thousands of years and will not lose its lustre in the future either.