France 100 Francs Silver Coin 1995 Yves Montand, French actor and singer
Commemorative issue: 100th Anniversary of Cinema.
Obverse: Yves Montand (1921 – 1991) was an Italian-born French actor and singer.
Lettering: CENTENAIRE DU CINÉMA YVES MONTAND
Engraver: Atelier de Paris.
Reverse: Lumière Cinématographe Camera (Cinématographe Lumière at the Institut Lumière, France)
Lettering: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ RF 100 FRANCS 1995
Edge: Smooth.
Value: 100 Francs.
Metal: Silver (.900).
Weight: 22.2 g.
Diameter: 37 mm.
Thickness: 2.2 mm.
Shape: Round.
Commemorative coins of France
100th Anniversary of Cinema
Gerard Philipe Arletty Yves Montand Leon Gaumont
Yves Montand
Yves Montand, original name Ivo Livi (born October 13, 1921, Monsummano Alto, Italy — died November 9, 1991, Senlis, France), French stage and film actor and popular cabaret singer.
Though considered by many to be the quintessence of worldly Gallic charm, Montand was actually born in Italy to peasants who fled to Marseille when he was two years of age to escape the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. At 18, he was singing in music halls, supplementing his income by working as a longshoreman.
In Paris, as the protégé of famous chanteuse Edith Piaf, he appeared in the 1945 motion picture Étoile sans lumière (Star Without Light). He married actress Simone Signoret in 1951. His role in La Salaire de la peur (1953; Wages of Fear) brought him international fame. His autobiography, Du Soleil plein la tête (Sunshine Fills my Mind), was published in 1955, before he gave his most acclaimed performances in La Guerre est finie (1966; The War Is Over) and two films by director Costa-Gavras: Z (1968) and L’Aveu (1970; The Confession). His performances in Claude Berri’s film adaptations of two novels by Marcel Pagnol — Jean de Florette (1986) and its sequel, Manon des Sources (1986; Manon of the Spring) — were also highly acclaimed.