Double Portrait of Eliza Pareńska, 1 dollar, Series: Missing Works of Art

Series:
Missing Works of Art
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Specification
  • Issuer:
    Niue
  • Denomination:
    1 New Zealand dollar
  • Metal:
    Ag 999
  • Decoration:
    digital printing, selective gilding, SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS
  • Quality:
    proof
  • Size:
    40.00 x 40.00 mm
  • Weight:
    1 oz
  • Circulation:
    450 pcs
  • Date of issue:
    March 2015
Description

Our superb, ornately embellished coin is not just a miniature replica of the famous work of art by Stanisław Wyspiański.

The painting is set in a broader context of pre-war Cracovian bohemia. An empty frame depicted in the obverse symbolically reflects the loss of this important artwork.

  • Lost work of art immortalized in pure silver!
  • Elaborate design – selective gilding, high-end digital printing, elegant SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS
  • Limited mintage – only 450 pcs!
  • Specially designed presentation case


“Double Portrait of Eliza Pareńska” was owned by Zofia and Tadeusz Żeleńscy. It is an extraordinary painting, in which Wyspiański tried to capture the passing time. He depicted his model in a two-fold sense. At a first glance both portraits are the same, but then it turns out that in the first one the girl is well-rested, whereas in the second – her face is tired and drowsy. We can find the same parallel when looking at the roses surrounding Eliza Pareńska.


 

Obverse
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In the central part of the coin – stylized empty frame adorned with selective gilding. Inside it – inscriptions: NIUE ISLAND (issuer), 2015 (year of issue),1 DOLLAR (face value), Ag 999 (hallmark), m/w (mint mark). On the bottom – effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in an oval frame with inscriptions: ELIZABETH II, UTRACONE DZIEŁA SZTUKI (name of the series).

Reverse
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In the central part of the coin – reproduction of the “Double Portrait of Eliza Pareńska”. In the background – old town and St. Mary’s Basilica in Cracow. Below it – a bunch of roses. Left-hand, along the rim – 3 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS accompanied by floral decorative elements. Along the rim, horizontally – inscriptions: PODWÓJNY PORTRET/ELIZY PAREŃSKIEJ/STANISŁAWA WYSPIAŃSKIEGO (name of the coin).