France 100 Francs Silver Coin 1984 Marie Curie
Commemorative issue: 50th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Curie
Obverse: A portrait in right profile of Marie Curie is surrounded with the legend "• MARIE CURIE • • 1867 - 1934 • ".
Lettering: · MARIE CURIE · · 1867 - 1934 · CORBIN.
Engraver: Raymond Corbin.
Reverse: Two crossed laureate wreaths celebrating Marie Curie two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics. They are surrounded by the motto "FREEDOM - EQUALITY - FRATERNITY" and the inscription: "FRENCH REPUBLIC".
Lettering: · REPUBLIQUE · LIBERTE-EGALITE-FRATERNITE FRANÇAISE 1984 PHYSIQUE CHIMIE 100 F.
Engraver: Raymond Corbin.
Face value: 100 Francs.
Metal: Silver (.900).
Weight: 15 g.
Diameter: 31 mm.
Thickness: 2.10 mm.
Marie Curie, née Maria Salomea Skłodowska (born November 7, 1867, Warsaw, Congress Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire — died July 4, 1934, near Sallanches, France), Polish-born French physicist, famous for her work on radioactivity and twice a winner of the Nobel Prize. With Henri Becquerel and her husband, Pierre Curie, she was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics. She was the sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she is the only woman to win the award in two different fields.
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