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10 Tala Marie Curie
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed right-facing bust of Marie Sklodowska-Curie occupying the right portion of the field, her hair swept back and rendered with exceptional engraving detail against a mirrored black proof background. To the left, a stylised atomic model symbol occupies the centre-left field, referencing her pioneering research in radioactivity. The curved legend MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE arcs across the upper field, with the birth and death dates 7. OKTOBER 1867 - 4. JULI 1934 inscribed along the upper arc, and the year of issue 2009 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE 7. OKTOBER 1867 - 4.JULI 1934 2009 |
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