• This illustrious character is none other than the great María Moliner, Spanish librarian, archivist, philologist and lexicographer, who took no less than 15 years to write the ‘Diccionario del Uso del Español’.

• This unique motto is part of the tribute that the National Library of Spain will pay to María Moliner on 18 March in Madrid, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of her birth.

Having your face on a coin is one of the greatest signs of distinction there is. Although 30% of the faces that appear on coins internationally correspond to members of royalty, there are also other personalities who manage to appear on banknotes and coins all over the world for their contributions to society, including presidents, politicians, poets and even sportsmen and women.

This list now includes a woman from Aragon, who will have her own coin as of this March. This illustrious character is none other than the great María Moliner, Spanish librarian, archivist, philologist and lexicographer, who took no less than 15 years to write the ‘Diccionario del Uso del Español’, which has two volumes and some 3,000 pages in total.

The silver coin has a value of 10 euros, although its market price exceeds this figure as it is a coveted object for numismatists and collectors. In fact, the coin is available on the Ebay platform at a starting price of 75 euros. It depicts María Moliner with an open book from which some letters emerge, together with the symbol of women and the legend of International Women's Day (8-M).

Tribute on the 125th anniversary of his birth

This unique coin is part of the tribute that the National Library of Spain will pay to María Moliner on 18 March in Madrid, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of her birth.

The commemorative coin paying tribute to María Moliner, one of the great personalities of 20th century Spanish culture, will be presented at the event. This coin has been produced by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, which aims to celebrate the intellectual legacy of the author of the ‘Diccionario del Uso del Español’ (Dictionary of the Use of Spanish).

The event will begin with a brief speech by Isabel Valldecabres Ortiz, President of the FNMT. This will be followed by the presentation of the commemorative coin, which symbolises the recognition of the author.

Inmaculada de la Fuente, María Moliner's biographer, will then give a talk on the life and work of María Moliner. The author of the famous ‘Diccionario del Uso del Español’ was a pioneer in her field, whose work, dedicated to the study of language, continues to be a point of reference.

The event will culminate with a short musical recital.

Source: El Periódico de Aragón