DRESDEN Triptych Jan Van Eyck 3 Silver Coin Set 1$ 2$ Tokelau 2014

This coin depicts "The Dresden Triptych" triptych. It consists of five individual panel paintings: a central inner panel, and two double-sided wings. It is signed and dated 1437, and in the permanent collection of the Gemaldegallerie Alte Meister, Dresden, with the panels still in their original frames. The only extant triptych attributed to van Eyck, and the only non-portrait signed with his personal motto, ALC IXH XAN("I Do as I Can"). The triptych can be placed at the midpoint of his known works. Elisabeth Dhanens describes it as "the most charming, delicate and appealing work by Jan van Eyck that has survived". The reverse of each coin depicts Queen Elizabeth II profile. The three coins are housed in an elegant wooden box.