The Statue of Liberty is flown over by eleven birds. It is accompanied by the dates `1886-1986` and the inscription: `FRENCH REPUBLIC
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ESSAI
1886
1986
RÉPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
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