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.
Hercule Poirot, recognisable from his emblematic moustache, appears in the foreground on the obverse of this coin. Eyes turned towards the scene behind him and a finger raised in a posture of deduction, the detective holds out a book in front of him. On the cover are the words The Murder of Roger Ackroyd written in letters formed from daggers, and on the spine is the name 'Agatha Christie '. This representation is not insignificant, as it refers to the narrator of the novel, a key character in the plot. In the background, Roger Ackroyd is shown in profile in an armchair in front of his mansion. His head is bowed. He has a knife stuck in his back. A telephone, a key element in the resolution of the investigation, completes the composition.
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.
