LEISURE
ART MEETS INVESTMENT IN MUSEUM MASTERPIECES T Art fairs may have been postponed, gone online, or cancelled entirely but you can still buy a Museum Masterpiece.
raditionally, September in
leaders in buying and selling
Johannesburg is a month
gold coins – from investment
of creativity when art fairs,
Krugerrands to rare coins and
galleries and artists collaborate
collectable modern numismatics
in celebration of art. The year
– and are the exclusive distributor
2020 will be remembered like no
of Monnaie de Paris’ Museum
other, with just about everything
Masterpieces collection. These
turned upside down, including
uniquely square-shaped coins are
the art world. Fortunately, the
made of .999 fine gold and have
creative economy has responded
a scarce mintage of only 1 500
with virtual fairs, online auctions
– making them rare and highly
and speciality curated exhibitions
sought-after.
accessible from phones and
coins. The square design is
get their fix, invest and collect.
unusual, attention-grabbing and
Coinciding with these creative
which in most cases are round.
Museum Masterpieces gold coin
Art enthusiasts and coin collectors
collection from The South African
have three designs to choose from:
Gold Coin Exchange & The Scoin
Self Portrait, The Wave and Guernica.
Shop. This specially curated set,
The square shape is reminiscent of
crafted by Monnaie de Paris,
an actual framed artwork. Rael Demby, COO of The South
or exhibited in France each year.
African Gold Coin Exchange & The
Monnaie de Paris is France’s
Scoin Shop, says, “We have a great
longest-standing institution
appreciation for the importance
and strikes the euro coins in
of these three works. It is a thrill
circulation for France, as well as
to see these pieces brilliantly
coins for other foreign currencies.
reproduced on square gold coins.
The South African Gold Coin
Most art collectors can’t add a Van
Exchange & The Scoin Shop are SILVER DIGEST // SPRING 2020
challenges the norm for coins,
catalysts is the launch of the
highlights major works created
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The collection features three
laptops, allowing art lovers to still
Gogh, Hakusai or Picasso to their
