A detail of Eugène Delacroix`s famous painting of `Liberty guiding the people` holding the tricolor flag with his right hand and a rifle with his left hand is accompanied by a caption indicating the name of the painting
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LA
LIBERTÉ GUIDANT LE PEUPLE RF
Reverse description
A view of the Louvre Museum with pyramids, from the main courtyard, is surmounted by the legend `BICENTENNIAL OF THE Louvre MUSEUM`, the face value being below
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
100F
BICENTENAIRE DU MUSÉE DU LOUVRE 1993
Edge
Plain
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage
1993 - (fr) F.461/1 - Essai - 1 850 1993 - (fr) F.461/2 - 1 832 011 1993 - (fr) KM#1018.2 - BE, 37 mm de diamètre , 2,5 mm d`épaisseur; 22,2 g, - frappe médaille - 18 843