Head of Bonaparte, by Auguste.

Obverse:BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE. (Laws are a gift of peace.) Head of Bonaparte l. On the truncation of the neck: H. Auguste ([made by] H. Auguste)
Reverse: LA VILLE DE LILLE AU PREMIER CONSUL(The City of Lille to the First Consul.) In the field, AMOUR,/FIDELITE,/RECONNOISSANCE. (Love, fidelity, recognition.) In exergue: ARRETE DU CONSEIL/MUNICIPAL DU XIX/GERMINAL AN XI/9 AVRIL 1803 (Decree of the Municipal Council, 9 April 1803)

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