Gold Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Umbrellas Coin

• Design: Renoir's impressionist masterpiece "The Umbrellas" – a lively Parisian street scene in characteristic blue tones, finely transferred onto the obverse.
• Material / Fineness: 999/1,000 fine gold (24 carat), purest gold in permanently lustrous Brilliant Uncirculated quality.
• Manufacturer: minted by Valcambi, one of the most renowned precious metals mints in Switzerland.
• Issuing country & face value: Republic of Chad, legal face value 3,000 CFA Francs.
• Year of issue & mintage: year of issue 2025, worldwide limited to 50,000 pieces.
• Format: convenient credit-card format, 11 x 15.4 mm, Brilliant Uncirculated in blister card (coincard).

With the gold Renoir "The Umbrellas" you acquire genuine investment gold in the smallest of formats. The value of this delicate minted bar is based primarily on the fine gold it contains and moves with the gold price. The world-famous painting is the personal touch – but the pure gold is the substance and the actual reason why this purchase is worthwhile.

An impressionist masterpiece in pure fine gold

The obverse shows the painting "The Umbrellas" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, created between 1881 and 1886. The original is among the most famous works of French Impressionism and now hangs in the National Gallery in London. It depicts a lively Parisian street scene: in the foreground a young woman in a dark dress, beside her a little girl in blue with a hoop – and above them a sea of blue umbrellas spans across the crowd. The inscription "Renoir" adorns the upper edge, while a miniaturized detail of the same artwork can be found in a golden rectangle at the bottom edge.

The reverse bears the coat of arms of the Republic of Chad, framed by the inscriptions "REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD" (issuing country), "3000 FRANCS CFA" (face value), and the fineness indication "999/1000 FINE GOLD". In this way, this small format combines the precision of the Swiss manufacturer Valcambi with a highlight of art history.

Small unit, real tangible asset

Gold is the oldest currency in the world and a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It is precisely this small unit that makes entering the world of physical precious metals particularly easy: even with a manageable investment, you begin building wealth in real assets. Those who buy regularly accumulate a noticeable amount of fine gold over the years – small amounts that quietly add up to a considerable holding. Such gold coins and small bars are considered a solid inflation hedge and a reliable crisis protection, as gold has never had a value of zero throughout its entire history.

• Value preservation: gold protects against loss of purchasing power and currency risks.
• Wealth building in small steps: many small units add up to a solid foundation over time.
• Tradeable at any time: high liquidity, recognized worldwide as a means of payment and exchange.
• Physically in hand: a real tangible asset, independent of digital systems and central bank policy.
• Tax-attractive: profits from the sale of physical gold are generally tax-free after a minimum holding period of one year.

It is not central banks that create trust – gold does. Anyone who holds part of their wealth in fine gold becomes, to some extent, independent of the ups and downs of paper money.

Give investment gold with a personal touch

Whether for a christening, a wedding, a birthday, or Christmas: with this minted bar you don't give a mere present, but genuine investment gold. The Renoir design lends the whole thing an emotional, artistic signature – yet what the recipient actually holds in their hands is minted fine gold, whose value is based on the gold price. This turns an occasion into a real asset that can last for generations.

In brief

The Gold Renoir "The Umbrellas" is a limited edition of 50,000 pieces, a 1/1,000 oz issue made of 999 fine gold, minted by Valcambi for the Republic of Chad in the year of issue 2025. It combines a highlight of Impressionism with the lasting substance of gold – small in format, genuine in value, and tradeable at any time.