20 Lire (8 Denari) - Napoleon 1804 front 20 Lire (8 Denari) - Napoleon 1804 back
20 Lire (8 Denari) - Napoleon 1804 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

20 Lire 8 Denari - Napoleon

1804 year
Gold (.900) 7.98 g 24.2 mm
Description
Issuer
Napoleonic Republic of Italy (Italian States)
President
Napoleon I (1802-1805)
Type
Pattern
Year
1804
Value
20 Lira
Currency
Lira (1802-1805)
Composition
Gold (.900)
Weight
7.98 g
Diameter
24.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#313564
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Head right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BONAPARTE PRESIDENTE
1804 III

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 20 Lire (8 Denari) - Napoleon 1804 from Napoleonic Republic of Italy (Italian States) made of Gold (.900) weighing 7.98 g is that it was designed by the Italian engraver and sculptor, Giovanni Antonio Testa, who was also responsible for designing many other coins and medals during the Napoleonic era.