10 EURO SILVER COIN GOYA (2021) PARASOLID92917021
“275th Anniversary Francisco de Goya”.
For the year 2021, it is agreed to issue, mint and put into circulation a set of collector coins to commemorate the 275th anniversary of the birth of Francisco de Goya.
On the obverse, a reproduction in colour of the work The Parasol, executed by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes in 1777 and now held at the Prado, Madrid. The motifs and legends are surrounded by an allegorical border alluding to the Goyaesque strawberry girl (her hair loosely held in a snood decorated with strawberries).
On the reverse (common to all three pieces), the statue of Goya produced by Mariano Benlliure Gil in 1902 and situated opposite the Goya Entrance at the Prado, Madrid. The motifs and legends are surrounded by an allegorical border alluding to the Goyaesque strawberry girl.
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Information about the Coin
| Shape | Square |
| Series | 275 Anniversary of Goya |
| Year | 2021 |
| Colour | Yes |
| Quality | Proof |
| Face Value (Euro) | 10 |
| Size (mm) | 36x36 |
| Alloy (‰) | 999 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Weight (g) | 31.41 |
| Maximum Mintage (units) | 5,000 |
The Parasol
This tapestry cartoon depicts a young woman. She is sitting, with a dog on her lap, and is accompanied by a Majo who protects her from the sun with a parasol. This work's format and bottom-to-top perspective indicates that it was intended to hang over a window.
The resultant tapestry was intended to hang in the dining room of the Prince and Princess of Asturias (the future Carlos IV and his wife Maria Luisa de Parma) at the palace of El Pardo This work was part of a decorative series of ten cartoons for tapestries on “countryside” subjects. Goya, himself, invented the specific composition of the present one. This work entered the Prado Museum Collection in 1870 by way of Madrid's Royal Palace
Copyright Madrid Museo Nacional del Prado