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100 Francs Arletty
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1945 |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a finely modeled left-facing portrait bust of the celebrated French actress Arletty, depicted with her characteristic short, softly waved hair and a draped neckline with a tied scarf or bow at the lower right. The effigy is rendered in high relief with careful attention to facial detail, conveying an elegant and cinematic quality. The legend 'CENTENAIRE DU CINÉMA' curves along the upper periphery in bold raised lettering, commemorating the centenary of cinema. The name 'ARLETTY' is inscribed in large capitals at the base of the portrait, centered along the lower rim. |
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| Mintage | 1995 - (fr) Essai - 1995 - Proof - 15,000 |
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Arletty — born Léonie Bathiat in Courbevoie in 1898 — remains one of the most complicated figures in French cultural memory. Her wartime affair with a Luftwaffe officer led to her arrest at the Liberation and a brief detention, followed by years of professional ostracism. That France chose to honor her on a coin fifty years after that scandal says something about how the French reconcile artistic genius with compromised biography.
This piece belongs to the Monnaie de Paris "Grands Hommes" commemorative series of the 1990s, which issued silver 100-franc pieces honoring figures from French arts and letters.