- Mintage Limit ONLY - 7000
- Each coin is struck from 28.28g of pure silver
- Coin with Colour Printed
- Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity
Vasily Grigorevich Perov (real name Vasily Grigorevich Kridener ); born on 2 January 1834 (21 December 1833 Old Style) in Tobolsk- 10 June (29 May Old Style) 1882. Russian painter and one of the founding members of Peredvizhniki, a group of Russian realist painters.
From 1865 to 1871 created his masterpieces The Queue at The Fountain, A Meal in the Monastery, Last Journey, Troika, the Lent Monday, Arrival of a New Governess in a Merchant House, the Drawing Teacher, A Scene at the Railroad, the Last Tavern at Town Gate, the Birdcatcher, the Fisherman, and the Hunters at Rest. In 1866 received the title of an academician, and in 1871 the position of a Professor at Moscow School of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture.
Obverse
Painting The Hunters at Rest (1871), effigy of Elizabeth II, inscriptions "Niue Island", "Elisabeth II", "1 dollar" and "2011".
Reverse
Engraved self-portrait of the painter painting The Fisherman (1871), inscriptions "1833-1882", "Vasily Peorv" and the hallmark Ag 925.