"The lady with the ermine": da Vinci's portrait adorns the Palau coin
The fourth silver coin in the series "Great Micromosaic Passion", which is produced in Palau, was a novelty dedicated to the painting "Lady with the ermine", created by Leonardo da Vinci. The reverse is decorated with an elaborate image of Cecilia Gallerani, which consists of 8 thousand fragments that resemble tiles. When creating the portrait, Smartminting technology was used, thanks to which the image looks very similar to the original work. On the left, on a black background, you can see the inscription "MMXX" - 2020. On the reverse is the coat of arms of Palau and shows the main data: the name of the entire series, the name of the country and the nominal value-20 dollars.
"The lady with the ermine" (Dama con l'ermellino) was written in 1489-1490. According to the most popular opinion, da Vinci portrayed the mistress of Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Duke Ludovico Sforza. Some researchers doubt that the portrait belongs to the brush of an Italian artist and scientist, and x-ray examination showed that it was rewritten. Today, the original work can be seen in the National Museum of Cracow.
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