ITALY - SUBALPINE GAUL Marengo June 16, 1800 - September 11, 1802 ITALY DELIVERED AT MARENCO. Left draped bust of the Republic, helmeted and laurelled, below signed A. L. Amedeo Lavy. R/. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ *ERIDANIA*. Crown, center: 20 FRANCS L'AN 10. Leafy edge. ♦ Fr (Italy) 1172; Gad IT 5 20 Francs or an 10 (1802) Turin (6.43 g) Very fine. Commemoration of Bonaparte's Victory at Marengo. In May-June 1802, Bonaparte captured Milan, defeated the Austrians at Montebello, and won the battle of Marengo, in which General Desaix was killed. Piedmont annexed to France on September 11, 1802. First gold coin in the decimal system.

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