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100 Francs Marie Curie, piedfort or
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | At center, two intertwined laurel crowns symbolizing the dual Nobel Prize achievements in Physics and Chemistry are positioned above the face value '100 F'. The peripheral legend reads 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' with the national motto 'LIBERTE-EGALITE-FRATERNITE' distributed around the field. The year '1984' and the discipline inscriptions 'PHYSIQUE' and 'CHIMIE' appear alongside the denomination, lending the design a commemorative heraldic character consistent with French piedfort issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A finely engraved right-facing portrait bust of Marie Curie occupies the central field, rendered in high relief as befitting a piedfort striking. The encircling legend reads 'MARIE CURIE' and '1867 - 1934', referencing her birth and death years. The engraver's signature 'CORBIN' appears in the lower field. The portrait commemorates Marie Curie (1867–1934), the French physicist of Polish origin who, together with her husband Pierre Curie, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, and who individually received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of polonium and radium. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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