NAPOLEON I Emperor and King of Italy March 17, 1805 - April - Lot 249

NAPOLEON I Emperor and King of Italy March 17, 1805 - April 11, 1814 (grenade) NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE (cut). Below, 1808 / M. Bare head of Napoleon I to left. R/. REGNO - D'ITALIA. Quartered shield with five quarters: of the Papal States, Milan, Venice, Liguria, Savoy-Sardinia, set on the whole a shield of Italy with the arms of the Iron Crown. Legion of Honor collar, supported by an eagle on a thunderbolt surmounted by a star. Crowned imperial coat, brocading two halberds. Below, the face value. Edge inscribed in relief on a lined background: DIO PROTEGGE L'ITALIA. ** Fr 5 p.539; Gad IT 31 40 Lire gold 1808 Milan. (12,91 g) Superb. Exemplary JVN sale "Quelques fleurons de la Numismatique" (October 1993) n°51