2 francs FRANCE (1995) Louis Pasteur
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 26.5 mm | 7.5 g | 1.8 mm | Ni98 |
obverse:
in the coin centre bust of Louis Pasteur en face; in the background facade of the Pasteur Institute in Paris; along the top edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic), along the bottom edge: 1822 LOUIS PASTEUR 1895; frame in a shape of octagon
reverse:
in the coin centre in two lines face value: 2 / FRANCS composed into laboratory equipment; below year of issue 1995; along the top edge motto of France: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ (liberty, equality, fraternity); frame in a shape of octagon
edge:
reeded
issue date:
??? no data
withdrawal date:
18 II 2002
designer:
Pierre Rodier (signature P.RODIER below stairs to institute in the obverse)
mint:
La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Pessac (mint mark before year of issue in the reverse, after year of issue privy mark of coin designer and mint director Pierre Rodier - bee)
mintage:
| 1995 | 9 975 011 |
mint marks:
interesting facts:
The commemorative coin of 2 francs from 1995 commemorates the 100th anniversary of death of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) - French microbiologist, the inventor of a vaccine against rabies.
last update: 20 XI 2013
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