Cross-section of a 19th-century Paris street. On the pavement: street lamps, passers-by, a horse-drawn carriage and a small dog. Beneath the cobblestones, two canals in cross-section show the structure of the sewer system, with a simple gallery and a collector with sidewalks for a sewer worker.
Obverse lettering
LES
ÉGOUTS DE PARIS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Text in periphery. In the center in a hexagon, the building of the Monnaie de Paris encircled by 12 stars. Vintage at 9H and 3H.
Reverse lettering
COLLECTION NATIONALE
EDITION LIMITÉE
2006 MONNAIE DE PARIS 2006
LIMITED EDITION
MÉDAILLE OFFICIELLE
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
