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50 Euros Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte (2022) — France

France • 2022 • KM# 3106, Gad Euro# C1655

50 Euros Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte (2022) — France

Overview

Commemorative issue: Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte. Part of the Museum Masterpieces series. 56.4 × 43.4 mm size

Specifications

Country
France
Year
2022 Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
100 g
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Shape
Rectangular
Technique
Milled
References
KM# 3106, Gad Euro# C1655

Design details

Obverse

Shows architectural details of several museums: Musée d'Orsay, Louvre, Musée Picasso, Musée Rodin and Centre Pompidou. Lettering: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 50 EURO.

Reverse

Features the Impressionist painting 'Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte' by Claude Monnet from 1899, depicting a bridge over a water lily pond. Lettering: CLAUDE MONET 2022, LE BASSIN AUX NYMPHEAS, HARMONIE VERTE, CHEFS D'ŒUVRE DES MUSÉES.

Collector insights

  • Series context: Part of the Non-circulating coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
  • Struck at: Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
  • Low mintage: Only 500 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
  • Precious metal content: Silver (.999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
  • Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 3106, Gad Euro# C1655. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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