MONUMENT INAUGURE
LE VI JUILLET MDCCCLV
DAVID DE PURY (Translation: Monument inaugurated on 6 July 1855, David de Pury.)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
BIENFAITEUR DE LA BOURGEOISIE DE
NEUCHATEL
IL LEGUA
SA FORTUNE POUR
ETRE EMPLOYEE EN
OEUVRES PIES ET AUX
EMBELLISSEMENTS
DE LA VILLE (Translation: Benefactor of the bourgeoisie of neuchatel, he bequeathed his fortune to be used for pious works and the embellishment of the town.)