Left: The French people slaying the hydra and serpent of Despotism and driving Liberty in a chariot pulled by two lions, in circular border the 12 signs of the zodiac (seen from front of note).
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Right: Liberty walking left, holding in her right hand a sign with tricolor surmounted by the phrygian cap, and the left hand brandishing a javelin. Circular legend FREEDOM OR DEATH (seen from back of note).
