Napoleon Bonaparte, Bronze, B600

If Napoleon Bonaparte had only been a great general he would quickly have been forgotten and not held in the high esteem, which even today, he merits both in France and the World. A man of tireless energy, until disease began to weaken his resolve; he turned his attention to a whole range of political, administative and technical problems. He reorganised France's administration and judiciary, created the Bank of France, decimalised currency, improved secondary education and established universities. He promoted freedom of worship and in 1804 created the 'Code Napoleon' which is still followed in many countries.