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2 euro France coin, 2017
2 euro France coin, 2017
Centenary of Auguste Rodin
The obverse of the 2017 Rodin French 2 Euro coins features a thoughtful depiction of the artist, who is aptly paired on the coin with a partial figure of his contemplative sculpture known as The Thinker. Joaquin Jimenez engraved the obverse of the coin, which shows Rodin sporting a rugged beard and appearing as he did during the height of his artistic career in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Rodin and The Thinker appear together within a cameo segment that is encircled by 12 stars representing the European Union. On the bottom right of the cameo device are the inscriptions “A. Rodin", which appears to be a replication of his signature, and the dual date "1917-2017” indicating the centennial of Rodin’s death.
Auguste Rodin, the French artist and sculptor known for his iconic 19th-century work The Thinker, died 100 years ago in 1917.