This Italian States Naples & Sicily 5 Lire coin features the bust of Gioacchino (Joachim) Napoleone on the obverse side and a crowned shield with the value and date on the reverse. The coin is made of silver and was minted in 1813 in today known as Italy but this was a coin minted between the two states Naples and Sicily. Lots of history with this coin!
It was minted in the time of Napoleon Bonaparte and "After defeating the Austrians at Austerlitz, he sent his brother Joseph to conquer Ferdinand’s kingdom. Napoleon first annexed the kingdom to France, then declared it independent, with Joseph as king (March 30, 1806). When Joseph was transferred to Spain (1808), Napoleon gave Naples to his brother-in-law Joachim Murat (Obverse aka Murat Napoleon; British Museum). Under the French, Naples was modernized by the abolition of feudalism and the introduction of a uniform legal code, and Murat was deservedly popular as king. Ferdinand IV (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) was twice forced to flee to Sicily, which he held with the aid of the British. With the Restoration of 1815, the kingdom, now officially called the Two Sicilies (Due Sicilie - see the coin reverse), eventually aligned with theconservativestates of Europe."
It has circulated but its grade is ungraded and it is uncertified. The KM number for this coin is 259. It is a great addition to any collection of world coins and a piece of history from the Napoleonic Italian States.