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: `20 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 20 EURO ÉGALITÉ LIBERTÉ FRATERNITÉ 9es CHAMPIONNATS du MONDE D`ATHLETISME IAAF PARIS 2003 SAINT-DENIS 2003
Reverse description	In caption `RUNNING`. The sports discipline illustrated is running. In the background, a bridge.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	COURIR
Edge	Plain
Mint	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage	2003  - Proof - 1 165
Catalog ID	3528654010
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