The left profile of Marianne facing the wind and wearing the Phrygian cap is surrounded by the inscription: `REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE`, this face was retained for the final coin.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
LAGRIFFOUL
Reverse description
The republican motto `LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE`, the face value `20 CENTIMES`, the word `ESSAI` and the year between two olive branches.
