Madam Marie Curie - France 500 Francs

Paper Money issued by France honouring Madam Marie Curie

AT A GLANCE - Madam Marie Curie Marie Curie is best known as the discoverer of the radioactive elements polonium and radium and as the first person to win two Nobel prizes. For scientists and the public, her radium was a key to a basic change in our understanding of matter and energy. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science but also ushered in a new era in medical research and treatment.
Inventor: Marie Curie (aka Marie Sklodowska) Criteria; First to patent. First practical. Birth: November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland Death: July 4, 1934 in Haute Savoie Nationality: Polish
Invention: Study of radioactivity, discoverer of polonium and radium Function: noun / Symbol Po and Ra Definition: A rare, brilliant white, luminescent, highly radioactive metallic element found in very small amounts in uranium ores. It is used in cancer radiotherapy, as a neutron source for some research purposes, and as a constituent of luminescent paints. Polonium atomic number  84 and Radium atomic number 88
The details of Paper money issued on Madam Marie Curie till date are France 500 Francs - 1994-2000 Front : Portrait of Madam Marie curie with back ground of Pierre Curie. With security thread. Denomination "500 Cinq Cents Francs" Back : Laboratories Utensils, year at Right hand side top corner. Right hand side bottom Signatures. Water mark : Portrait of Madam Marie Curie Other futures like Micro Printing and UV Visibility as under:- Based on the Signature and year of issues the different varieties available are Paper money scan from my personal collections Year - 1994 Year - 1995 Collections Year 1998 - Collection Paper money issued by Poland to follow in short while....