France 100 Francs 1987

History

100 Francs 1987, KM# 962, France, 230th Anniversary of Birth of Lafayette

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), in the U.S. often known simply as Lafayette, was a French and American aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A close friend of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830.

Obverse	Person (politician, revolutionary, entrepreneur) Marquis de Lafayette Depicts a bust of Marquis de Lafayette left, surrounded by the inscription/ Engraver's name below the portrait. Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier GÉNÉRAL LA FAYETTE D'AP B. DUVIVIER · RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE ·
Reverse	Symbol, amulet, talisman Phrygian cap Liberty cap over the national motto of France (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) above denomination, date below. Monogram of Atelier de Gravure des Monnaies et Médailles (group of designers of the Paris Mint): Rosette (letters "agmm") before the engraver's name Mint mark: Cornucopia, horn of plenty (Paris Mint - Paris until 1972 or Pessac from 1973) Privy mark of the Mint's Chief Engraver: Dolphin - Emile Rousseau (1975-1993) Engraver: Michel Durand-Megret LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ 100F 19 87 DURAND-MEGRET
Edge	Plain