The portrait of Jean de la Fontaine as well as all the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Fables de La Fontaine
1/4 EURO
2006
Reverse description
The inner part of the coin depicts a shar-pei dog and has the inscriptions `Year of the Dog`, `2006` in vertical, and a Chinese character `狗`. All around the edge of the scroll, a frieze.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Année du Chien
狗
2
0
0
6
Edge
Plain.
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)