2023-M S€50 / Cinq 5oz Silver, Sorolla, Walk by the Seashore PR DCAM

On the centenary of the death of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Valencia, 1863 – Cercedilla, 1923), the Royal Spanish Mint honors the Spanish painter of greatest international reach of his time and master of «luminism», with three coins reproducing works kept at the Museo Sorolla in Madrid.

Sorolla’s fame crossed the Atlantic with his 1909 exhibition in New York, followed in 1911 by shows in St. Louis and Chicago and the commission from the Hispanic Society of America for fourteen murals on the regions of Spain. The program comprises a gold 4 escudos, a Cincuentín and a square 1 oz coin — both silver pieces in color — struck in proof quality.

Obverse Description

In color, “Paseo a la orilla del mar” (1909): Sorolla’s wife Clotilde and eldest daughter María on a quiet stroll along the shore, one of the most representative works of the Museo Sorolla.

Reverse Description

“El balandrito” (The Little Sailboat), 1909, painted on the beach of El Cabañal, Valencia — one of Sorolla’s best-known and most popular canvases.

Source: Real Casa de la Moneda (Spanish Mint)