The circular caption reads `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE`. On the left, a stylized rooster. On the right, on 3 lines, the face value `10 FRANCS`, and the year. To the left of the rooster, the engraver`s signature `LOBBAN`.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
10
FRANCS
1986
LOBBAN
Reverse description
In the circular legend, the Republican motto `LIBERTÉ-ÉGALITÉ-FRATERNITÉ` and the inscription `ROBERT SCHUMAN`. On the left, the twelve stars of the European Union in the shape of an `E`. On the right, a profile portrait of Robert Schuman. Robert Schumann (1886-1963), the French Foreign Minister, laid the foundations for the European Union in his founding speech on May 9, 1956.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
LIBERTÉ·ÉGALITÉ·FRATERNITÉ
ROBERT SCHUMAN
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)