400 euro - 425th anniversary of Diego Velázquez
Series: Spain - Gold 400 euro coins
On the occasion of the commemoration of the 425th anniversary of Diego Velázquez, the Royal Mint of Spain is dedicating a collection of commemorative coins to the Spanish painter, a Spanish Baroque painter considered one of the greatest exponents of Spanish painting and a master of universal painting.
The obverse depicts the work entitled ‘The Feast of Bacchus’, painted by Diego Velázquez between 1628 and 1629, which is kept in the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid.
On the reverse is a reproduction of the monument to Diego Velázquez by the Sevillian sculptor Antonio Susillo, which is located in the Plaza del Duque de la Victoria in Seville.