Accoladed shields of Saint Etienne and Lyon, crowned and above a crown of two oak branches.
Obverse lettering
A LYON
CHEMIN DE FER DE ST ETIENNE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The Loire and Rhône rivers sit in the foreground, pouring from their urns, behind a steam train, above Mercury; cursive signature N.Tioler; exergue 1826.