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100 francs Emile Zola Piéfort, platine
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 100 Francs (100 FRF) |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTE · EGALITE · FRATERNITE 100F le breton RÉPUBLIQUE 1985 FRANÇAISE |
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| Reverse lettering | 1885-1985 EMILE ZOLA GERMINAL |
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Piéforts are struck at double the standard flan thickness and have long served as presentation pieces for the Monnaie de Paris — proof of die quality and institutional prestige rather than objects of commerce. This platinum example from the 1985 Zola commemorative series sits at the extreme end of that tradition: .999 fine platinum at 62 grams is a significant mass for a coin of this diameter, producing a piece of exceptional heft relative to its face.
Zola died in 1902 under circumstances still disputed — the chimney of his Paris apartment was found blocked, possibly deliberately, leading to carbon monoxide poisoning. He had been rehabilitated politically only four years earlier following the Dreyfus affair.