Obverse
Bust of the Republic facing right wearing a Phrygian cap, dressed in a tunic adorned with a lion's head, holding an olive branch in the right hand; designer's name next to the neck; year in exergue; country name along the rim
Lettering: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1939 P. TURIN
Reverse
Denomination, mint mark, year of issue and motto between two vertical ears of wheat
Lettering: 10 FRANCS 1929 LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE ESSAI