KISS 100th Anniversary Gustav Klimt

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KISS 100th Anniversary Gustav Klimt

This beautiful 1 Oz Silver coin is dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the death of the painter Gustav Klimt and features his masterpiece – the Kiss. The coin has a beautiful coloration, has an incredible design and comes in a themed case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Extremely Limited mintage to only 100 pieces worldwide.

Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d’art. Klimt’s primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. In addition to his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes. Among the artists of the Vienna Secession, Klimt was the most influenced by Japanese art and its methods. Early in his artistic career, he was a successful painter of architectural decorations in a conventional manner. As he developed a more personal style, his work was the subject of controversy that culminated when the paintings he completed around 1900 for the ceiling of the Great Hall of the University of Vienna were criticized as pornographic. He subsequently accepted no more public commissions, but achieved a new success with the paintings of his “golden phase”, many of which include gold leaf. Klimt’s work was an important influence on his younger contemporary Egon Schiele.

The reverse of the coin features the wonderful coloured image of the painting the Kiss by Gustav Klimt. On top of the reverse, the inscription: “WIENER PHILHARMONIKER” and “SILBER” – the metal. The obverse of the coin features one of the most beautiful buildings from Vienna and the inscriptions: “REPUBLIK OSTERREICH” – the issuing country, “2018” – the year of issue and “1,50 EURO” – the face value and “1 UNZE FEINSILBER” – the weight of the coin and the fineness of the Silver.

Country Austria

Year 2018

Face Value 1.5 Euro

Metal Silver

Fineness (purity) 999/1000

Weight (g) 31.1 (1 oz)

Diameter (mm) 37

Quality BU – Brilliant Uncirculated

Mintage (pcs) 100

Certificate (COA) Yes

Presentation case (box) Yes