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1 TROY OUNCE LAUREL MIRROR-FINISH SOLID .999 FINE INVESTMENT-GRADE SILVER PROOF ONLY 3000 TO BE MINTED The Mucha Collection's 6th coin in the series is LAUREL. World renowned artist/painter Alphonse Mucha was born in the Czech Republic in 1860. At the early age of 17, Mucha resolves to become a professional painter & set out to begin his art studies in Munich. Mucha moved to Paris in the late 1800s, continuing his studies & becoming very successful producing magazine & advertising illustrations. It was about 1895 that Mucha produced posters for plays catapulting his success. He produced a flurry of posters, advertisements, paintings & book illustrations. Mucha also designed wallpaper, jewelry, & even theatre sets. The "Mucha Style" became known as Art Nouveau which is French for new art. The Art Nouveau period was most famous from 1890 - 1910. Mucha moved to Prague continuing with his brilliant art decorating landmarks around the city with murals. When Czechoslovakia gained its independence, Mucha designed new postage stamps, banknotes, & government documents. He continued his art through to 1939 when he passed. Alphonse Mucha was best known for his art of beautiful women which will be portrayed in this coin series. Sculpt by Master Sculptor Luigi Badia Presented by Julie Lindquist of Anonymous Mint Fully Authorized by the Mucha Foundation EACH COIN IS NUMBERED ON THE RIM & THAT NUMBER MATCHES THE NUMBERED CERTIFICATE THERE IS ONLY 3000 OF THESE COINS TO BE MINTED & WILL SHOW ON THE COA PAPERWORK (Ex. 250 OF 3000) COA NUMBERS WILL VARY ConditionProof-Numbered on rim of coin-Signed matching number COA Material.999 Fine Silver Product Size39 mm Weight1 troy oz / 31.1 gr THESE ARE PROOFS WITH A MIRROR FINISH Mucha Art | Laurel 1 Oz Proof Silver Round | New with Coa-Limited Mintage Of 3000
