10 Euros The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of the death of Agatha Christie.

Series: L'art de la plume

Obverse

Feather, face value, various emblematic quotations from Voltaire, Dante Alighieri, Shakespeare and Nietzsche.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien
Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch’intrate
To be or not to be: that is the question
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker
L'art de la plume
10 €
RF

Unabridged legend: République Française

Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez

Reverse

In the foreground, Hercule Poirot is immersed in reading the novel "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", with Agatha Christie's name on the front cover. Roger Ackroyd is slumped in his armchair in the garden of his manor house, in the background, leaning against a telephone receiver in trompe l'oeil.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
LE MEURTRE DE ROGER ACKROYD
Agatha Christie
2026

Translation: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez

Edge

Plain

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Joaquin Jimenez, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (2020-date)

Comments

Agatha Christie's 1926 novel.
In "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", a wealthy nobleman is murdered in his manor house shortly after receiving a crucial letter. Hercule Poirot, who has retired to the countryside, leads the investigation in a village where everyone hides secrets - and where the truth is revealed in a totally unexpected way in a denouement that was revolutionary for its time.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Roman d'Agatha Christie paru en 1926.
Dans « Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd », un riche notable est assassiné dans son manoir peu après avoir reçu une lettre capitale. Hercule Poirot, retiré à la campagne, mène l’enquête dans un village où chacun cache des secrets — et où la vérité se révèle de façon totalement inattendue dans un dénouement très révolutionnaire pour l'époque.
 

Present in sets

• France 2026 Belle Épreuve (Agatha Christie)

See also

• Literature
• Building
• Hat
• Death anniversary
• Mustache/Beard

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2026			3 000							$ 140		Proof

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Bullion value: USD 49.30

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Actual silver weight: 0.713 oz

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