| The second of the three types of coins the short-lived (June 16, 1800 - September 11, 1802) Subalpine Republic. I've yet to collect the 20 franc piece which was made of gold and produced less than 4,400 total pieces. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The engraver Amadeo Lavy produced medals during this period as well. There were only 33,000 of the coin you see above produced. I heard from an Italian collector who stated that the mintage was higher, at 141,194 pieces. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| From Répertoire des Monnaies Napoléonides, p. 244, comes the following information: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As with the 2 Soldi piece, examples in excellent condition are rare. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||