Reverse: Along the rim, at the top, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”, “RF” for “French Republic”, and “The 200th anniversary of the sale of Louisiana to the United States”. In the center, President Thomas Jefferson and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in front of a U.S. map that highlights the territory included in the Louisiana Purchase. At the bottom, the face value.

Obverse: Various scenes depicting life in New Orleans, and Louis Armstrong, one of the most famous residents of New Orleans, playing the trumpet. At the bottom, the date of the sale, and the date of issue.

The land included in the Purchase comprises more than 23 percent of the territory of the modern continental United States.