Main commemorations of the year 2009: - 120th anniversary of the construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 - 40th anniversary of the inaugural flight of Concorde in 1969 - First steps on the moon of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969
Obverse lettering
IN MEMORIAM
1889
1969 1969
ANNÉE
2009
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The Sower in front of a radiant sun
Reverse lettering
LA PIÈCE DE L’ANNÉE
Z800
2009
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
