50 euro - 425th anniversary of Diego Velázquez

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 is a fragment of the work entitled ‘Las Meninas’, painted by Diego Velázquez in 1656, which is kept in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. On the reverse is a reproduction of the work entitled ‘Mars’, painted by Diego Velázquez around 1638, now in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.