The left profile of La Fayette, engraved for a monneron in the 17th century by Benjamin Duvivier, is surrounded by the legend: `GÉNÉRAL LA FAYETTE` and the inscription: `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE`.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
GÉNÉRAL LA FAYETTE
D`AP B. DUVIVIER
· RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ·
Reverse description
A tree surmounted by a Phrygian cap has for foliage the motto: `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`. This adaptation of a drawing by Michel Durand-Megret is crossed by a band bearing the face value.
