Cook Islands – 2023 – 20 Dollars – Mona Lisa Graffiti Art series

Description

The ‘Mona Lisa’ coin is the first issue in the revolutionizing coin series ‘Graffiti Art’. A beautiful graffiti artwork based on the Mona Lisa on the reverse and a special coat of arms for the obverse. The coin is struck using the enhanced Smartminting©️ technology which results in stunning ultra-high and detailed relief. Parts of the design are incorporated into the rim. The coin has black PROOF finish and is struck on a 3 oz pure silver 65mm blank in the highest quality. It has a limited mintage of only 499 pcs worldwide and comes in a beautiful box with a Certificate of Authenticity. Get this first edition now to not miss out on this revolutionizing series.

Coin description

The reverse shows the Mona Lisa in graffiti style in the middle. Surrounded by traditional graffiti art elements: Love, a Heart, writings and more. All on a colorful background.

The obverse side of the coin depicts four segments of stylized graffiti art. The top quarter writes “GRAFFITI ART” (name of the series) in various typical fonts. The Coat of Arms of Cook Islands is inserted in the middle with writings: “COOK ISLANDS” (the issuing country), “QUEEN ELIZABETH II” with portrait and “20 DOLLARS” (the face value) plus “2023” (the year of issue) at the bottom.

Background information

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of Lisa Gherardini by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been described as “the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world”. The subject’s expression, which is frequently described as enigmatic, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.

Graffiti Art is an art style that is often used on walls without permission in earlier times. Today’s contemporary graffiti style is heavily influenced by hip hop culture and appeared primarily on building walls, subways and bridges often using aerosol paint. In the 80’s decorative high end graffiti art was also developed. Today there is a huge amount of artwork that is made on canvas as well. Graffiti style art is worldwide known and widely accepted in galleries and museums.