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Aug 05, 2024 by Peter in

France’s 10 EURO honoring Louis Pasteur was named the Most Historically Significant for the Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards for 2022-dated coins. The winning silver coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Pasteur, a renowned scientist most remembered for discovering the first vaccine and the pasteurization process that now bears his name.

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