A monarch butterfly’s orange-and-black colouration and stained-glass-like wings never fail to catch the eye as it flits by on the breeze, nature’s own fluttering work of art. The Murano glass monarch butterfly on this half-kilo coin is also impossible to miss due to its large size and the cloche-like capsule that complements the botanical theme and makes for a memorable presentation. 

The Design:

Authentically sourced from Murano, Italy, where master glassmakers honour a centuries-old process that produces the colours and complexity for which Murano glass is renowned, each of these colourful glassworks is handcrafted – and no two Murano monarchs are alike. The accompanying art card features a colour reproduction of the watercolour painting that inspired the coin’s reverse.