Rembrandt Geocoin (Black Nickel / Antique Copper) LE 123

Rembrandt, son of Harmen van Rijn was born July 15, 1606 in Leiden.  Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. His drawings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime and his reputation as an artist remained high.

The Night Watch is the common name of one of his most famous works of this Dutch master and is more properly titled The Militia Company of Frans Banning Cocq. It is on prominent display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Rembrandt died October 4, 1669 in Amsterdam and outlived his wife and son. He was buried in a unmarked grave in the Westerkerk (Western Church) in Amsterdam. Het became on of the most prominent icons of the Dutch Golden Age.

About the geocoin:

The Rembrandt Geocoin was designed by "Van Stoffelen" and was made in the honour of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, a Dutch painter master who lived in the Dutch Golden Age. At the front of this geocoin there is a 3d portrait of Rembrandt. At the back of this geocoin we see a picture of his most famous painting The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq, better known as The Night Watch.

Eight fineshes of this geocoin were made:

1. Antique Silver
2. Antique Gold
3. Antique Copper
4. Black Nickel/Antique Copper - LE, 123 made
5. Silver/Gold - XLE, 12 made
6. Silver/Antique Copper - XLE, 12 made
7. Black Nickel/Foggy - Silver XLE, 12 made
8. Black Nickel/Gold - XLE, 12 made

Rembrandt Geocoin (black nickel / antique copper) - two tone limited edition - # 114 / 123

The Rembrandt Geocoin is one of the geocoins I have retrieved out of the JackHoe collection! The aim of this geocoin is to please everyone who looks at this beautiful geocoin and discovered it