The face value, within a wreath of two branches, one of laurel, the other of oak, is surrounded by the inscription: `REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE` followed by a star.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
10
FRANCS
1964
ESSAI
Reverse description
Nude Hercules with leonté, standing frontally, unites Liberté standing on the left, holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, and Égalité on the right, holding the level. They are surrounded by the motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE
Dupré
Edge
In relief: motifs on the theme of agriculture
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)