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Bronze commemorative medal: Obverse: Napoleon Emperor with a laurelled head with the inscription: All for France. "I desire that my ashes rest on the banks of the Seine in the midst of this people whom I have loved so much" Reverse: an imperial crown is placed on a cushion, surrounded by flags, with an hourglass on the left. Top inscription: Public Mourning. At the bottom: Translation of the body of Emperor Napoleon to the Invalides - 15 Dec. 1840. Diameter: 68 mm - weight: 150 g On the edge: Bronze. Engraver: Signed Montagny F. Diameter: 41 mm - Weight: 26 g.

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