Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy

The Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy was established in March 1805 when Napoleon, President of the Italian Republic (1802-1805), declared himself Emperor. This followed his crowing as Emperor of France in December 1804.

The territory consisted primarily of Lombardy and Venice in the northeast. The northwestern and western areas of modern-day Italy had been annexed into France and southern Italy was granted to Napoleon’s brother Joseph (and later, to Napoleon’s brother-in-law).

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40 Lire

1807-1814
(Image: Heritage Sept 2008)

20 Lire

1808-1814
(Image: Nomisma Jun 2022)

5 Lire

1807-1814
(Image: MDC Oct 2023, Nomisma May 2019)

2 Lire

1807-1814
(MDC Oct 2023)

1 Lira

1808-1814
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)

15 soldi (3/4 lira)

1808-1814
(St James/CNG Aug 2014)

10 soldi (1/2 lira)

1808-1814
(Image: Kunker Jun 2017)

5 soldi (1/4 lira)

1808-1814
(Image: MDC 2023)

Consolidated Mintage Data

Napoleon’s 20 lire denomination is particularly rare compared to his 20 francs (about 20 million across all mints). Napoleon 20 francs were also minted in Italy in very limited number (Turin 1810-1813, Genoa 1813-1814, and Rome 1813) (here). The 20 lire has many variants, including the 1809 5-pointed vs. 6-pointed star (recognized by PCGS).

Year	5 Soldi	10 Soldi	15 Soldi	1 Lira	2 Lire	5 Lire	20 Lire	40 Lire
1807	-	-	-	-	10,145	39,277	-	3,430
1808	134,923	174,948	37,771	492,661	313,990	3,311,289	87,183	564,153
1809	602,134	426,014	14,858	25,000	326,252	2,704,092	52,640	38,000
1810	549,988	549,988	9,000	1,114,923	364,878	591,014	114,000	157,750
1811	2,984,097	2,354,478	-	1,535,439	530,473	3,637,159	55,387	105,767
1812	1,901,019	807,961	-	730,641	642,252	2,266,017	45,014	55,547
1813	5,920,000*	1,174,107	-	785,734	776,456	952,059	39,101	40,812
1814	700,000	450,000	371	275,650	65,730	102,000	57,453	264,018**
Total	13,937,258	5,737,495	62,000	5,090,048	3,020,176	13,603,577	450,758	1,229,837

Source: Numista (manually compiled by year). **Mintage for 1814 is understated for the reasons as described below.

20 Lire Graded Population

  
    Grade
    PCGS Pop
    NGC Pop
    Combined
    PCGS Years
    NGC Years
  

    MS61
    0
    2
    2
    n/a
    1809 x1, 1811 x1(PF)
  

    MS62
    2
    8
    10
    1809 x1, 1811 x1
    1809 x1, 1810 x4, 1811 x1, 1813 x2
  

    MS63
    0
    1
    1
    n/a
    1813 x1
  

    MS64
    0
    5
    5
    n/a
    1808 x1, 1811 x2, 1812 x1, 1814 x1
  

    MS65
    0
    1
    1
    n/a
    1813 x1(1 in +)
  

    MS66
    1
    0
    1
    1813 x1(PL)
    n/a
  

    Total
    3
    15
    20
    -
     - 
  

Grade	PCGS Pop	NGC Pop	Combined	PCGS Years	NGC Years
MS61	0	2	2	n/a	1809 x1, 1811 x1(PF)
MS62	2	8	10	1809 x1, 1811 x1	1809 x1, 1810 x4, 1811 x1, 1813 x2
MS63	0	1	1	n/a	1813 x1
MS64	0	5	5	n/a	1808 x1, 1811 x2, 1812 x1, 1814 x1
MS65	0	1	1	n/a	1813 x1(1 in +)
MS66	1	0	1	1813 x1(PL)	n/a
Total	3	15	20	-	-

Source: NGC / PCGS (Compiled as of 12 October 2024)

40 Lire Graded Population

  
    Grade
    PCGS Pop
    NGC Pop
    Combined
    PCGS Years
    NGC Years
  

    MS61
    5
    17
    22
    1810 x1, 1812 x2, 1814 x2
    1808 x2, 1810 x2, 1811 x1, 1812 x5, 1813 x1, 1814 x6
  

    MS62
    8
    15
    23
    1808 x5, 1810 x1, 1814 x2
    1808 x2, 1810 x2, 1811 x1, 1812 x5, 1813 x1, 1814 x6
  

    MS63
    4
    16
    20
    1811 x1, 1812 x1, 1814 x2
    1808 x2, 1810 x1, 1811 x1, 1812 x3, 1813 x1, 1814 x9(1+)

  

    MS64
    1
    6
    7
    1814 x1
    1814 x5(1 star)
  

    MS65
    0
    0
    0
    n/a
    n/a
  

    MS66
    1
    1
    2
    1814 x1(Cam)
    1812 x1
  

    Total
    19
    55
    74
    -
     - 
  

Grade	PCGS Pop	NGC Pop	Combined	PCGS Years	NGC Years
MS61	5	17	22	1810 x1, 1812 x2, 1814 x2	1808 x2, 1810 x2, 1811 x1, 1812 x5, 1813 x1, 1814 x6
MS62	8	15	23	1808 x5, 1810 x1, 1814 x2	1808 x2, 1810 x2, 1811 x1, 1812 x5, 1813 x1, 1814 x6
MS63	4	16	20	1811 x1, 1812 x1, 1814 x2	1808 x2, 1810 x1, 1811 x1, 1812 x3, 1813 x1, 1814 x9(1+)
MS64	1	6	7	1814 x1	1814 x5(1 star)
MS65	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
MS66	1	1	2	1814 x1(Cam)	1812 x1
Total	19	55	74	-	-

Source: NGC / PCGS (Compiled as of 12 October 2024)

1815-1819 Restrikes of the 1814 40 Lire

As the high-grade NGC/PCGS population data above shows, 1814 40 lire is over-represented for its mintage. The evidence shows that there were restrikes of the 1814 40 lire during 1815-1819, bringing the actual total mintage to around 700k.

[Pending to add sources]