Obverse
Laureate head of Liberty facing left, engraver's name under neck, country name along rim
Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE L. LECLERC
Reverse
Fasces with justice hand, flanked by oak and olive branches, divides denomination; plumb level below; motto along rim, date at bottom
Lettering: 5 F. LIBERTÉ. ÉGALITÉ. FRATERNITÉ. 1848