Obverse
NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE1812M
portrait, bare head, turned to the right. Date and mint mark below, different on each side and Italian legend on the periphery.
LMEngraved by Luigi Manfredini
Italy · 1812 · 5 lireSérie de 5 lires de Napoléon roi d'Italie (1807-1814)
Obverse: portrait, bare head, turned to the right.
Date and mint mark below, different on each side and Italian legend on the periphery.
Reverse: a mantle of sinople, lined with ermine, crowned and held by two halberds in saltire, an imperial eagle, star above, with in its centre the coat of arms of the Kingdom (Shield quartered into five quarters: 1 of the Papal States, 2 of Lombardy, 3 of Venice, 4 of Este and 5 of Piedmont, placed overall a shield with the Iron Crown with points)
Value below and legends on each side.
portrait, bare head, turned to the right. Date and mint mark below, different on each side and Italian legend on the periphery.
a mantle of sinople, lined with ermine, crowned and held by two halberds in saltire, an imperial eagle, star above, with in its centre the coat of arms of the Kingdom (Shield quartered into five quarters: 1 of the Papal States, 2 of Lombardy, 3 of Venice, 4 of Este and 5 of Piedmont, placed overall a shield with the Iron Crown with points) Value below and legends on each side.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.46 mm.
1 lire1811 · 23 mm
2 lire1811 · 28 mm