On the left, in relief, a pattern of broad, tangled lines symbolizing two works by Mendès France: `Gouverner, c`est choisir` and `Choisir`, and the face value, and on the right, recessed on three lines, `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE` and the year.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
RÉPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE
1992
5F
Reverse description
Epreuve de contrôle d`avers :
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Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)