The Head of the Republic in the form of Ceres is turned to the right. She is situated between a beam and an olive branch, (symbols of the French Republic), under a star. Under the bust, signature of the engraver.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
RÉPUBLIQUE ★ FRANÇAISE
L.MERLEY
1887
Reverse description
In a circle in the center, the face value and the letter of workshop. Between the circle and the scroll the French motto, the word `ESSAI` surrounded by a cornucopia (symbol of the Monnaie de Paris) and a beam of the lictor to symbolize the Republic.
