Obverse description	On the three steps of a podium, underpinned by the three terms of the Republican motto `EQUALITY, FREEDOM and FRATERNITY`, the main Parisian monuments stand out: the Hôtel de Ville, the Arc de Triomphe de l`Etoile, the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde, the towers of La Défense, the Eiffel Tower, the Pantheon and the Pont-Neuf. Face value: `1 1/2 EUR`. The mention : `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE`. In the exergue the logotype of the `9th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF ATHLETICS` and the year.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1 1/2 EUR ÉGALITÉ LIBERTÉ FRATERNITÉ 9es CHAMPIONNATS du MONDE D`ATHLETISME IAAF PARIS 2003 SAINT-DENIS 2003
Reverse description	In caption `THROWING`. The sporting discipline illustrated is shot put. In the background, the Bir-Hakeim bridge (Passy viaduct).
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	LANCER
Edge	Smooth
Mint	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage	2003  - Proof - 4 195
Catalog ID	6653569420
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