France 20 Euros, 2003

20 Euros from France. Issued in 2003. Struck in Gold (.920). Measures 31 mm and weighs 17 g.

Obverse

On the three steps of a podium, underpinned by the three terms of the Republican motto "EQUALITY, FREEDOM and FRATERNITY", the main Parisian monuments stand out: the Hôtel de Ville, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde, the towers of La Défense, the Eiffel Tower, the Pantheon and the Pont-Neuf. Face value: "1 1/2 EUR". The mention : "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE". In the exergue the logotype of the "9th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF ATHLETICS" and the year.

Reverse

In caption "JUMP". The sports discipline illustrated is high jumping. In the background, a metal bridge and a track with geometric patterns. The athlete is represented in the back position as he symbolically crosses the obstacle constituted by the background.