Born in 1890, Agatha Christie is one of the world's most widely read authors and remains an iconic figure in crime fiction.
Renowned for the subtlety of her plots, the richness of her characters and the extreme care she took with details, Agatha Christie captivated millions of readers with her art of twists and turns, red herrings and cleverly concealed clues.
Agatha Christie is still recognized today as the ‘Queen of Crime’, her works continuing to inspire literature, theatre and cinema. In 2026, 50 years after her passing, Monnaie de Paris pays tribute to Agatha Christie’s incredible legacy.
The design on the obverse of this coin plunges one straight into the novel: on a carpet, surrounded by open books, one can make out the outstretched legs of a woman, one foot bare, as the famous body. In the foreground, Miss Marple, wearing a hat, is casting a malicious glance at the scene. In the background, a bookcase full of books frames a door that is slightly ajar, revealing a silhouette whose features cannot be distinguished. In the bookcase, the title The body the Library is spelled out by books positioned to form letters.
The reverse side is common to the entire Art of the Quill series. Several iconic quotations can be read, such as Voltaire’s “Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien”, Dante Alighieri’s “Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate ”, William Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be: that is the question” or Nietzsche’s “Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich starker”. A feather is engraved in the center of the coin and underneath is the title of the series. The acronym RF appears in the lower part of the coin, along with the hallmark of Joaquin Jimenez and the engraving workshop.
