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5 Lire - Joachim Murat Gold pattern
| Issuer | Kingdom of Naples |
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| Year | 1812 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | GIOACCHINO NAPOLEONE. 1812. |
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| Mintage | 1812 - possibly unique for Ferrari collection |
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Murat received the Neapolitan crown from his brother-in-law Napoleon in 1808, and his reign produced some of the most ambitious pattern coinage in early 19th-century Italian numismatics. This 1812 gold piece was never authorized for circulation — it exists as a presentation or approval strike, almost certainly produced in very small numbers at the Naples mint while Murat was simultaneously trying to negotiate his own political survival as Napoleon's empire began fracturing.
Gigante 117a distinguishes this from related pattern variants by specific die characteristics. Fewer than a handful of confirmed examples are known to trade at auction in any given decade.