Portrait of Gaspard Monge in his academician outfit. Pantheon in the background on the right where he is buried since 1989.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
GASPARD MONGE
1746
1818
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
Reverse description
Mathematical symbols, big X (polytechnic). Pyramid with x N y inscribed and its reflection above as a mirage with a palm tree, recalling its participation in the Egyptian campaign of Napoleon.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
X N Y
a a²
X
O Z
b b`
100 F
1998
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)