Obverse: The obverse depicts the left-facing portrait of General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, based on the works of 18th-century sculptor Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier. Around the portrait is the inscription GÉNÉRAL LA FAYETTE and · RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ·. At the bottom appears the mark D'AP B. DUVIVIER.
Reverse: At the center of the reverse, a Phrygian cap is shown above the motto LIBERTÉ – ÉGALITÉ – FRATERNITÉ. Below are the denomination 100F and the year 1987. At the bottom is the name of the artist Michel Durand-Mégret.
About the coin: This 100 francs silver coin was struck in 1987 at the Monnaie de Paris to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the birth of Marquis de Lafayette. It was minted in .900 silver, weighs 15 g, has a diameter of 31 mm and a thickness of 2.20 mm. The coin belongs to the “100 francs Égalité – La Fayette” series. Lafayette (1757–1834) was a renowned French general and politician, who fought in the American War of Independence and took an active part in the French Revolution.
