Obverse: The building of the Panthéon (Paris) accompanied by the inscription AUX GRANDS HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE (to great men the grateful homeland), surrounded by the legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic) and the date 1983. Engraved by Jean-Claude Dieudonné, Atelier de Gravure (A.G.M.M.).
Reverse: A massive tree with the face value and a hexagon representing France above it, surrounded by the French motto LIBERTÉ · ÉGALITÉ · FRATERNITÉ (liberty, equality, fraternity).
About the coin: Issued 1982–2001, denomination 100 Francs, made of 15 g silver with .900 fineness. Diameter 31 mm, thickness 2.1 mm. Coin alignment: coin type (↑↓). Series: 100 Francs Panthéon. Demonetized on 17 February 2002.