From Artwork to coin or medal

[Paint Your Wagon]

First is Leda Atomica by Salvador Dali 1949
The painting is in Figueras museum (his birthplace)
The woman is reported to be Dali's wife

Leda and the swan are expressed from the view of nuclear phisics
The expression in the painting is that everything floats above the earth
even death itself only floats above the  earth

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10 Euro Spain 27 grams 0.925 silver 40 mm
Leda Atomica
2004 at 25 000 pcs proof ribbed
Salvador Dali
Cost ; too much ; 38.50 euro cause I speak german and I asked a vendor selling in germany only very nicely I could bid 
I spend 4 hours in photoshop to get the background radials 

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Salvador himself I cannot help it but his moustaches are in real life on the coin blinding
with and without magnification and of course I was not going to spend another four hours on his side
of the coin
I normally do not like the other side of any coin 


If anybody can tell me what those ants are doing there be welcome 

[TKO-100]

Well, this really got my goose.... Anyone else?

[scottishmoney]

Honestly I like the coin better than the art, but I am more in favour of Classical, Neo-Classical, and Art Nouveau.

[Paint Your Wagon]

Whilst the coin design is perfectly executed the realisation by the Spanish mint comes nowhere near the coin surface quality Monnae de Paris churns out regularly . But it came in a big blue box as compensation  and a carton wrapper with the painting on it . Then the Germans with their grundlichkeit provided a German flyer explaining what it is all about 

( Of course I bought it in Germany  )

[Twoshadows]

Tried to find a Leda and Swan on our Ebay but had no luck! Have to admit it is an unusual design which would fit good into my collection. Mintage is a bit higher than I would have prefered but 25,000 is not too high a number. Will keep my eyes out for it.

[EgCollector]

I admire Dali's art.

Leda and the swan are expressed from the view of nuclear phisics
The expression in the painting is that everything floats above the earth
even death itself only floats above the  earth

Where excatly is death in this painting?

[EgCollector]

Do any body see the lamb on the Swans chest under the left wing?

Or is it just me 
bwcause i learned to always look for hidden thing in Dali's work

[humpybong]

I see the lamb as well, and I have not had a single drink tonight.

[triggersmob]

Do any body see the lamb on the Swans chest under the left wing?

Or is it just me 
bwcause i learned to always look for hidden thing in Dali's work

Would not have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it.

[EgCollector]

This answers my second question, still the first not answered

Where excatly is death in this painting? 

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This answers my second question, still the first not answered

Where excatly is death in this painting? 

In the conception of the painting Dali seems to have said that nothing touches the earth not even death
So it is the reason why everything floats but I do not think you will see death as it is a design concept expressed by Dali

Thank you for the lamb though since I am more acquainted with Rubens and Van Gogh and Breughel and even Picasso
I do not think I now much about Dali

[Paint Your Wagon]

Tried to find a Leda and Swan on our Ebay but had no luck! Have to admit it is an unusual design which would fit good into my collection. Mintage is a bit higher than I would have prefered but 25,000 is not too high a number. Will keep my eyes out for it.

The search name is Leda Atomica and I did a worldwide search and to my surprise none are for sale whilst a week ago there were 7 on germany alone
I think with the low Silver and Gold price no ebayer wants to put a coin on that goes three times the price of silver

I got certificate 3435 

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This guy is selling the guinuine article under the name of Leda
Germany only and no paypal

http://cgi.ebay.de/10-Euro-Spanien-2004-Dali-Leda-PP_W0QQitemZ260223407379QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260223407379