The first coin of our new series "Women in History". It features the extraordinary Marie Curie! This beautiful 1 oz silver coin features a colourful image of Marie Curie and part of her Nobel Prize on a mirrored background. Her engraved name and signature further enhance this design. To confirm that the coin is legal tender, the obverse features an image of Queen Elizabeth II and a Certificate of Authenticity is printed on the box.  Maria Skłodowska-Curie - Polish scientist dealing with experimental physics and physical chemistry, a double Nobel Prize winner in physics and chemistry. She was a precursor of a new branch of chemistry - radiochemistry. Her achievements include: development of the theory of radioactivity, techniques of separating radioactive isotopes and the discovery of two new elements - radium and polonium. On her initiative, research was also conducted into treating cancer with radioactivity. She received her first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, together with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, for their research on the phenomenon of radioactivity, which Becquerel had discovered. She was awarded a second prize in 1911 in chemistry for the discovery of polonium and radium, the separation of pure radium and the study of the chemical properties of radioactive elements. She belongs to the group of only four people who have received the Nobel Prize more than once. Among them, she is one of two who have received awards in different disciplines. In this foursome she is also the only woman and the only scientist honoured in two different natural sciences.