Inscriptions along the rim in French, image of Marianna, symbolizing France in the center, below -the year of minting.

The Institut d'émission d'Outre-Mer (IEOM), a Paris-based national public institution, empowered to issue a uniform currency in the French territories of the Pacific.

Inscriptions along the rim in French: title of territory. In the center: tree zebu heads, below - face value.

Zebus (Bos primigenius indicus), sometimes known as 'humped cattle' or 'indicus' cattle. They are a type of cattle better-adapted to tropical environments than the other domestic cattle