The Paris Mint is publishing two silver denominations of €10 and €100. A woman with a determined face, looks to the left, to the past, and admires how far she has come.

“ Women are voters and eligible under the same conditions as men. » declared General de Gaulle on April 21, 1944. The same week, the monetary institution unveiled the new national faces of the 10, 20 and 50 euro cent coins highlighting three faces of French women by birth or preference: Simone Veil, Joséphine Baker and Marie Curie.