2016 - Kamerun 80000 CFA Peter Paul Rubens - The Tiger Hunt - PP

TIGER HUNT

Chef-d’oeuvre of The Greatest Baroque Painter - Peter Paul Rubens - Eternalized In 500 Grams Of Fine Silver!

400th Anniversary Of The Completion Of An Out-Standing Masterpiece Of Flemish Painting!

Harmoniously combined square coins forming a coherent whole - the reproduction of a legendary painting “The Tiger Hunt” by Peter Paul Rubens. Each element of the collection was struck in fine silver! 16 coins (40.96 × 51.015 mm) are the constituents of an astounding masterpiece of monetary art weighting as much as 500 grams! Even the most demanding coin collectors will value its precise finishing.

Peter Paul Rubens is seen as one of the greatest personalities of the 18th-century Europe. His artistic craftsmanship has been already recognized by his contemporaries, who gave him the name of the “King of the Painters”. The work of art created by the Baroque master is now featured on our silver coin set. It depicts a frantic struggle between man and nature. Tiger, lion and leopard - animals known for their great strength, are shown in an intensely dramatic scene resembling a battlefield. Today, the chef-d’oeuvre created exactly 400 years ago is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes, France.

One-of-a-king masterpiece of the minting art, struck in strictly limited mintage – only 75 sets in the world – is offered in an elegant presentation case ready to be hung on a wall or displayed as a frame.