An allegory, Fortune or France seated right on bale, holding twig and torch, cornucopia upside down at her feet before Savings standing right holding out globe-shaped trunk; behind, an anvil, a book and a cog, symbols of commerce and industry; in the background, a plan of the canal.
Obverse lettering
L`EPARGNE . FRANÇAISE . PRÉPARE . LA . PAIX .
DV . MONDE .
Obverse script
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
COMPAGNIE . VNIVERSELLE . DV . CANAL .
MARITIME . DE . SVEZ .
LE .
17 . NOVEMBRE .
1869 .
LE . CANAL . MARITIME .
A . ETE . OUVERT .
A . LA .
GRANDE . NAVIGATION .
Reverse script
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
