Plain Commemorating the centenary of the Statue of Liberty (1886-1986) Liberty illuminating the world. the statue was offered by the French people to the Americans as a sign of friendship, and unveiled in the presence of U.S. President Grover Cleveland o
The Statue of Liberty is flown over by eleven birds. It is accompanied by the dates `1886-1986` and the inscription: `FRENCH REPUBLIC
Obverse lettering
ESSAI
1886
1986
RÉPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A tree topped by a Phrygian cap bears the motto: `LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY`. This adaptation of a drawing by Michel Durand-Megret is crossed by a band bearing the face value
