2 Francs Louis Pasteur

Features

Issuer	France
Ruling authority	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1995
Value	2 Francs (2 FRF)
Currency	New franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	7.5 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	1.80 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	17 February 2002
Number	N# 18
References	KM# 1119 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Gad 1789# 549 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , Schön# 384 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes). , Galst/Alfen# IV.215 Jay M. Galst, Peter van Alfen; 2013. Ophthalmologia Optica & Visio in Nummis. Wayenborgh Publishing, Piribebuy, Paraguay. , Franc 2014# 274/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the Death of Louis Pasteur

Series: Francs Louis Pasteur

Obverse

Octagonal surrounding a depiction of Louis Pasteur in front of building, years of birth and death, designer

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
P. RODIER
1822 Louis PASTEUR 1895

Engraver: Pierre Rodier

Reverse

Octagonal surrounding, glass and bottle, value and year of production

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
2
FRANCS
1995

Engraver: Pierre Rodier

Edge

Milled

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)

Comments

Louis Pasteur, (1822-1895) Commemorating the centenary of his death (1895-1995).

French chemist and biologist, creator of microbiology, author of works on "pasteurization" fermentation, infectious diseases and asepsis. He developed the principle of vaccines. He developed the rabies vaccine. In 1888, the Institut Pasteur was founded.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Louis Pasteur, (1822-1895) Commémoration du centenaire de sa mort (1895-1995).

Chimiste et biologiste français, créateur de la microbiologie, auteur des travaux sur la fermentation “pasteurisation”, les maladies infectieuses, l'asepsie. Il met au point le principe des vaccins. Il réalisa le vaccin contre la rage. En 1888 création de l'Institut Pasteur.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1995			9 975 011		$ 1.10	$ 1.30	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 2.10	$ 2.30	Gad 1789# 549 Francesco Pastrone. Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , Franc 2014# 274/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.

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