The reverse represents in the center, the couple formed by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre. They are surrounded by the evocation of the Nobel Prizes she has received; one with her husband in 1903, the second, on her own, in 1911. The background is made of a representation of the molecular structure of polonium, discovery that led her to be presented to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
PRIX NOBEL 1903-1911 PIERRE ET MARIE
CURIE
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50 EURO
2019
Reverse description
A portrait of Marie Curie surrounded by her double surname and dates of birth and passing away. In the background, the texture is a reproduction of the scientific manuscripts of her works. It includes formulas related to the research that led her to be presented to the Nobel Prize.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
MARIE CURIE
MARIA SKŁODOWSKA
1867-1934
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)