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50 Euros Institut Curie
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust effigy of the physicist Marie Curie occupying the left portion of the field, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail. To the right, a multi-line inscription reads 'institut Curie / cent ans / d'innovation' in a modern sans-serif typeface. The abbreviation 'RF' (République Française) appears in the lower right field. The design is set within a plain raised rim with no additional ornamentation. |
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| Reverse description | The Institut Curie corporate logo dominates the central field, featuring two interlocking rings above the stylized wordmark 'institutCurie' rendered in a contemporary sans-serif typeface. The denomination '50 EURO' and the date '2009' appear in the lower field. Along the upper periphery, the curved legend 'Ensemble, prenons le cancer de vitesse' arcs across the field. The background is composed of overlapping geometric curved sections in varying finishes, creating a dynamic modernist composition. |
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The Institut Curie was founded in 1909 through the merger of the Curie Laboratory at the Sorbonne and the Pasteur Institute's cancer research unit, making 2009 its centenary year — the direct occasion for this issue. Marie Curie herself had resisted the institutionalization of her laboratory for years, wary of bureaucratic interference with research. She relented only under pressure from colleagues who recognized that cancer radiotherapy required infrastructure no single scientist could sustain alone.
The institute pioneered the use of radon "seeds" in tumor treatment during the 1920s, a technique Curie's team developed directly from her isolation of radium.