Portrait Commissions
Three Ways to Honor a Sovereign.
Throughout history, kings, rulers, and presidents have placed their portraits on money.
Minnaar Money celebrates the Sovereign Individual.
Steven Minnaar invites you to commission an original portrait of yourself, a loved one, or someone you admire.
Choose among three distinctive forms of portraiture, each created to celebrate the character, individuality, and dignity of its subject.
One to display. One to circulate. One to carry.
Traditional Fine Art Portrait — Charcoal or Watercolor Pencil
Patron-Declared Sovereign Value: Starting at 3 SV
Sizes: 8 × 10 to 18 × 24 inches
Commission an original black-and-white portrait from life in the distinguished tradition of classical fine art portraiture, exemplified by the celebrated charcoal drawings of John Singer Sargent.
Choose between the expressive richness of traditional charcoal and the delicate tonal refinement of black-and-white watercolor pencil.
Each portrait is individually created by Steven Minnaar on quality fine art paper, capturing the character, expression, and individuality of its subject.
Your commission includes a unique, personally signed, original portrait, permanent registration in the Minnaar Catalogue, and a digital Certificate of Authenticity.
Declare Your Portrait's Sovereign Value
Starting at 3 SV — You Choose the Value
As the commissioning patron, you are invited to select your preferred portrait size and medium and declare the Sovereign Value you wish your original portrait to carry within the Minnaar Treasury.
Choose any value of 3 SV or higher and contribute the corresponding number of troy ounces of silver. Other offers in trade, including Minnaar Money, goods, or services, are welcome for consideration.
Your portrait's size, medium, composition, and declared Sovereign Value are agreed upon before work begins.
Upon acceptance, your declared value is formally recorded in the Minnaar Catalogue, establishing your portrait's exchange value within the Treasury.
For example, a portrait registered at 20 SV may subsequently be exchanged for other eligible Minnaar Money artworks totaling 20 SV, according to the established Catalogue exchange rules.
Your declaration gives you the opportunity to establish your desired exchange value position within the Minnaar Treasury while supporting the artist and his work.
Your Portrait. Your Declaration. Your Sovereign Value.
INQUIRE ABOUT A TRADITIONAL FINE ART PORTRAIT
The Living Sovereign — A Portrait in Circulation
Sponsorship: 10 Troy Ounces of Silver
Other offers in trade considered.
Commission an original linocut portrait created in Steven Minnaar's distinctive simplified style, emphasizing strong contours and a recognizable profile.
Each portrait is issued as a signed and numbered limited edition of no more than 777 impressions, featuring an approximately 8 × 10-inch image printed on 11 × 14-inch fine art paper.
Your sponsorship includes one signed and numbered impression, permanent Catalogue registration, and a digital Certificate of Authenticity.
Additional impressions may enter circulation as Minnaar Money, allowing the individual you honor to become part of an expanding collection of art that can be collected, gifted, saved, and traded.
Each registered impression carries a Sovereign Value of 1 SV.
The original printing block remains with Steven Minnaar, who may release additional impressions within the declared edition limit.
The Living Sovereigns Collection
Together, these portraits form Faces of Sovereigns—an evolving collection celebrating individuals whose likenesses appear on Minnaar Money.
Every 1 SV Minnaar is informally called a Sovereign, giving these portraits a special double meaning: the face of a sovereign individual on a Sovereign.
Sponsors may also receive recognition in the Minnaar Catalogue.
EXPLORE THE LIVING SOVEREIGNS COLLECTION
INQUIRE ABOUT A LIVING SOVEREIGN
The Secret Minnaar — A Portrait for One
Private Commission: 200 Troy Ounces of Silver
A private gallery on your wrist.
Commission a unique, original miniature color watercolor portrait, individually painted by Steven Minnaar and permanently housed within a mechanical wristwatch.
Turn the watch over to discover the painting, protected and revealed through its exhibition case back.
The Secret Minnaar combines two traditional forms of craftsmanship: the intimate art of miniature portrait painting and mechanical watchmaking.
Each portrait is a singular original, created for one patron from suitable reference photographs.
Every completed Secret Minnaar is personally signed, authenticated, and permanently registered in the Minnaar Catalogue with a Sovereign Value of 200 SV.
Your commission includes the original miniature watercolor, its presentation within a mechanical wristwatch, and a digital Certificate of Authenticity.
The completed artwork may be collected, gifted, and exchanged according to the established Catalogue rules. Arrangements for privacy and public identification of the portrait subject may be discussed individually.
An original painting that happens to tell time.
DISCOVER THE SECRET MINNAAR COLLECTION
INQUIRE ABOUT A SECRET MINNAAR
How to Commission Your Portrait
1. Choose Your Portrait
Select a Traditional Fine Art Portrait in charcoal or black-and-white watercolor pencil, a Living Sovereign linocut, or a Secret Minnaar miniature watercolor.
For a Traditional Fine Art Portrait, choose your preferred size from 8 × 10 to 18 × 24 inches.
2. Propose Your Subject and Terms
Contact Steven Minnaar to schedule a sitting for the portrait
For a Traditional Fine Art Portrait, declare your desired Sovereign Value of 3 SV or higher and propose your preferred size and medium. The commission terms are established by mutual agreement.
For a Living Sovereign, you may also propose an alternative offer in trade.
All commissions are individually considered and accepted at the artist's discretion.
3. Arrange Your Commission
Upon acceptance, the subject, artistic composition, payment or trade arrangements, and delivery details are agreed upon.
Steven creates your portrait according to his artistic vision.
Your completed artwork is registered in the Minnaar Catalogue and accompanied by a digital Certificate of Authenticity.
An Invitation
Minnaar Money celebrates the dignity, individuality, and sovereignty of every person.
Through original portraiture, you can honor someone special while supporting the continued creation of Minnaar Money and a larger vision:
A world of Sovereign Individuals living the principles of Sovereign Individualism.
Whether you choose a traditional fine art portrait whose medium, size, and Sovereign Value you help establish, a linocut portrait that enters circulation, or a miniature watercolor original you can carry through life, your commission becomes part of this ongoing artistic expression.
Honor a Sovereign. Commission a Portrait. Become Part of Minnaar Money.
Inquire About a Portrait Commission
Traditional Fine Art Portrait — Charcoal or Watercolor Pencil — Sizes from 8 × 10 to 18 × 24 inches. Patron-Declared Sovereign Value starting at 3 SV. Silver or Other Offers in Trade Considered.
The Living Sovereign — 10 oz Silver, Other Trades Considered.
The Secret Minnaar — 200 oz Silver, By Private Commission.
INQUIRE ABOUT A PORTRAIT COMMISSION
All commissions are subject to Steven Minnaar's acceptance and artistic discretion. Appropriate permission to use a subject's likeness is required. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, copyright and reproduction rights remain with the artist. Living Sovereign sponsorship includes one signed and numbered impression; the printing block remains with the artist.
Sovereign Value is an artistic exchange designation established through the Minnaar Money system. Patron-declared values take effect upon acceptance and Catalogue registration. Sovereign Value establishes exchange privileges within the Minnaar Treasury and does not guarantee conventional market value or redemption for cash or silver. All exchanges are subject to the established Catalogue rules.