A beautiful piece of a rarer medal.
Obverse: head of Napoleon III in laurel wreath, left, in the rim legend:
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR;
Reverse: LOI/DU 1 MAI 1802./BUREAU/D'ADMINISTRATION/DU LYCEE/ARRETE DU 30 MARS 1862/S.EX.M.ROULAND/M.TRE DE L'INSTRUCTION/PUBLIQUE/ET DES CULTES;
Silver, diameter 35 mm, weight 19.8 g.