France is redesigning its 10, 20 and 50 euro cent coins to honour women who have marked the country's history. The faces of national icons Simone Veil, Josephine Baker and Marie Curie will appear on coins set to go into circulation from the middle of 2024.
The new coins were designed by the French mint's chief engraver Joaquin Jimenez and feature the "three exceptional women".
Their profiles face in the sam