The face value, within a wreath of one laurel and one oak branch, is surrounded by the inscription: `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE` followed by a star.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE *
5
FRANCS
1996
Reverse description
Nude Hercules with leonté, standing frontally, unites Liberté standing on the left, holding a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, and Égalité on the right, holding the level. They are surrounded by the motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
Dupré
ESSAI
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
