The inner part of the coin represents a horse surrounded by the inscriptions `Year of the Horse` and `2014`, the year of issue and Chinese characters. All around a frieze close to the listel. The horse is the seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac, it is a year of the wooden horse.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
Année du Cheval
2014
RF
Reverse description
The portrait of Jean de la Fontaine as well as all the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
Fables de La Fontaine
10 EURO
2014
Edge
Plain
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)