Discovering "Great Micromosaic Passion"

GREAT MICROMOSAIC PASSION

Hello friends, Ilaria here, welcome back to Power Coin!

Today, I would like to take you on a tour through the discovery of our popular "Great Micromosaic Passion" series, sharing all the details about the designs and manufacturing, as well as the roadblocks we encounter occasionally (or should I say frequently) along the route. But, after all, when you're attempting to push the envelope, this is to be anticipated, right?

I'd also like to discuss how the series has evolved over time, with a particular focus on Young Girl in Green, the most recent issue in the series.

Birth of Venus

Let's travel back to 2017, the year that the Birth of Venus, the first Micrimosaic coin, was released, after three years of hard effort. Yep, three years! That is how long it took to make this masterpiece!

The original concept was to make a coin with a micromosaic on it, but no one had done it before, so we had to figure out how to accomplish it for the first time! We initially assumed that a mosaic expert could create a mosaic on each individual coin, but it did not take long for us to discover that this was not a feasible option. So we thought the mosaic-making process could be automated, and the concept was to have robots create the mosaic on each individual coin, but we quickly realized that this was also a bad idea.

Of course, we did not want a plain print on the coin, so we had to think outside the box to break new ground and create something unique, and CIT was a huge help in this process. They were working on their first Smartminting technology at the time, and they were able to adapt it to our project goal.

"Birth of Venus" was born from Power Coin and CIT's collaboration. The tiles of the micromosaic are minted in relief on the coin, thanks to Smartminting technology, giving an outstanding impression. On a 65 mm diameter coin, the Birth of Venus has almost 5.000 micro-tiles!

We made a lot of fuss with this coin, and we've won a number of prestigious awards, so we're really proud of it!

Mona Lisa

Venus was a success, and we now had the technology to make micromosaic coins, but since we enjoy challenges, we chose the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci for the second issue, which was not easy to duplicate in the style we desired. Are you wondering why? Have you ever seen the original portrait?

Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is recognized for her magical gaze, in which the woman's eyes follow the audience. We wanted to replicate this look, but on a coin with even more tiles than the last one: 10.000 minted and colored tiles!

Coloring the tiles was another problem because we wanted the colors to be very detailed and we did not want any color spillage from the tiles, which we eventually accomplished! If you look at our Mona Lisa closely, you will see that her eyes follow you throughout the room!

The mission has been completed!

Girl with a Pearl Earring

The year of the Girl with a Pearl Earring was 2019.

The number of tiles was lowered in this issue (the coin has around 7.000 minted tiles) in favor of a more detailed High Relief. The coin has two layers of relief: the first is the one of the tiles, regarding the whole reverse, and the second is the relief of the girl.

The Coat of Arms of Palau is shown on a Proof background on the obverse of the coin, which is common to the series. The rim has a micromosaic pattern with the series name on it: "GREAT MICROMOSAIC PASSION".

Lady with an Ermine

The fourth edition of the GMP series, released in 2020, features Lady with an Ermine, another masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci.

A total of 8.000 tiles are used in the design. We wanted to do something different this time, so we chose to make the background out of concentric tiles. Another challenge, another success!

This coin, like the others in the series, is enclosed in a capsule and presented in an attractive box meant to resemble a mosaic tile. The Certificate of Authenticity, which we created to seem like a museum ticket, comes with the item.

Young Girl in Green

Young Girl In Green, our final destination, has it all: 8.000 tiles, two levels of relief, a concentric background, and vibrant colors!

This coin is an officially licensed product that depicts Young Girl in Green, also known as Girl in Green with Gloves, one of Tamara de Lempicka's most famous paintings. Tamara de Lempicka was mostly a portrait painter; in this masterpiece, she captured the Roaring Twenties in Art Deco style, which was greatly influenced by Cubism.

One of the many highlights of this painting is the artist's depiction of the fabric in the girl's dress blowing in the breeze, displaying the girl's curves, breasts, belly button, and upper thigh. As a result, we can say that the portrait has a delicate and exquisite sexiness to it, which we have captured in a delicate High Relief.

All of this is done on a 3 Oz pure Silver coin with a diameter of 65 mm, making it a respectable size. Apart from the struck tiles and relief, this coin has a vibrant colour that matches the original painting. On the reverse, there are no inscriptions except for the year of issue, which is well hidden on the left. Each coin is individually numbered on the edge.

These coins, of course, are available on our website! Have a look today and remember: Collect, Invest, Enjoy!