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Doppia - Napoleon I
| Issuer | Italian Republic (Napoleonic) |
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| Year | 1803 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | BONAPARTE FONDATORE E PRESIDENTE M ANNO. II. |
| Reverse description | Denomination DOPPIA inscribed on a central tablet enclosed within a laurel and oak wreath tied at the base. The legend REPUBLICA ITALIANA runs along the upper periphery, while the weight designation D.12,142 appears in the exergue below the wreath. The composition is symmetrical and restrained, consistent with early Napoleonic Italian coinage design. |
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The Italian Republic existed for just three years, a French client state declared in 1802 after Napoleon reorganized the Cisalpine Republic following his victory at Marengo. The Doppia was its highest-denomination gold coin, and production was limited — the Republic itself was abolished in 1805 when Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy in Milan Cathedral. Surviving examples from this transitional authority are considerably scarcer than their Kingdom of Italy successors, which benefited from a longer mint run and broader commercial demand.