Monnaie de Paris pays tribute to the major master pieces of French museums or having been painted in France.
The sumptuous frame surrounding the work was created by the engravers of Monnaie de Paris.
The name of the work and the artist also complete the decoration. The year 2021 appears at the top left. The reverseis common to the series. It depicts several views of many major French museums. An interior view of the Musée d’Orsay, on the top left, is recognizable by its distinctive clock. Beside that is a view of the façade of the Louvre as seen from the Napoleon courtyard where the pyramid is located. Below these two elements, a fresco shows the Hôtel Salé, which houses the Picasso Museum. The lower portion of the reverse side features a view of the façade of Hôtel Biron, the current Rodin Museum, and above, the famous Centre Pompidou stairway. The face value and the words “République Française” are also inscribed on the reverse side.
