50 Euros (Salvador Dalí - Un segundo antes del despertar) 2004 front 50 Euros (Salvador Dalí - Un segundo antes del despertar) 2004 back
50 Euros (Salvador Dalí - Un segundo antes del despertar) 2004 photo

50 Euros Salvador Dalí - Un segundo antes del despertar

2004 year
Silver (.925) 168.75 g 73 mm
Description
Issuer
Spain
King
Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2004
Value
50 Euros 50 EUR = USD 55
Currency
Euro (2002-date)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
168.75 g
Diameter
73 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#45314
Rarity index
88%

Reverse

Interpretation of the work "Figura rinoceróntica del Ilisos de Fidias" (Rhinoceros Figure of the Ilisos of Phidias) (1954). The hologram is from the work "Los relojes blandos" (Soft watches).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 EURO
Dalí M

Edge

Plain

Comment

This coin was awarded as the "most technologically advanced currency" by the XXIII Mint Directors' Conference (2004).
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), spanish painter, sculptor, engraver, set designer and writer of the twentieth century. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of Surrealism. In 2004 one hundred years of the birth of the great painter Salvador Dalí is commemorated. His personal style transcended artistic movements such as cubism and surrealism, to arrive at what he himself defined as the paranoiac-critical method.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it features a unique design by the famous surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, titled "Un segundo antes del despertar" (A Second Before Awakening). The design depicts a dreamlike scene with melting clocks and other surreal elements, showcasing Dalí's signature style.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2004 M 12000 - - - - - -

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