2011 Poland 20 Zlotych Note, Marie Curie

Two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie led an extraordinary life, making scientific discoveries that revolutionized the medical world. Now, commemorate this remarkable woman with a detailed Uncirculated note! Issued in 2011, this 20 Zlotych Note honors the 100th anniversary of her second Nobel Prize. She became the first woman to win the prize – for Physics, in 1903 with her husband Pierre and physicist Henri Becquerel, for discovering radioactivity. Then, in 1911, she became the only woman to win a second prize – this time in chemistry, for her discovery of polonium and radium.

Curie is depicted on the note’s face, along with the Sorbonne in Paris (where she taught). The RA symbol (representing the atomic abbreviation for radium) is featured in a metallic SPARK security feature, along with a watermark depicting Curie. On the back is a quote from Curie, the Nobel medal, and Warsaw’s Radium Institute building. Order now to add this impressive piece to your collection.