. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. II.—Kingdom of Italy, \ I. pattern 40 lire, 1807 -'5 (Phoio IVom Pagani) From 1806 and 1807 date his patterns for the re- verse of Napoleon's gold coinage of 40 and 20 lire (fig. 11). The massive coat of arms, with the shields -' CNI, vol. .S, p. 416, coin 4; Pagani, Prove e progelli, coin 436. -' Cj\l, vol. 5, pp. 415-418, coins 1-28; F. and E. , pp. 203-206; , L'Italia nei cento mini, vol. 1, pp. 96-97; Carbonkri, p. 116; , Rnoluzione Francese, coins 131-150; Pagani, Prove e progelli, coins 433-466.
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. II.—Kingdom of Italy, \ I. pattern 40 lire, 1807 -'5 (Phoio IVom Pagani) From 1806 and 1807 date his patterns for the re- verse of Napoleon's gold coinage of 40 and 20 lire (fig. 11). The massive coat of arms, with the shields -' CNI, vol. .S, p. 416, coin 4; Pagani, Prove e progelli, coin 436. -' Cj\l, vol. 5, pp. 415-418, coins 1-28; F. and E. , pp. 203-206; , L'Italia nei cento mini, vol. 1, pp. 96-97; Carbonkri, p. 116; , Rnoluzione Francese, coins 131-150; Pagani, Prove e progelli, coins 433-466. " F. and E. Gnecchi, p. 209, coins 1-2; , coins of the many siibjugaied Italian principalities as center design and the surrounding inscription look- ing like a forgotten detail pressed in later, is too cumbrous for the limited field of the coin. Never- theless, the project won Napoleon's approval and for eight years this reverse, joined to Manfredini's obverse, was the emblem of the French Emperor's Italian coinage. In his earlier years Salvirch used a more balanced arrangement in his compositions. A good example is the scudo of 6 lire of 1800 engraved for the epheme- ral Cisalpine Republic (fig. 12). The allegorical. Fig. 12.—Cisalpine Rfplblii:. scudo. year 8 [1800] -« (Div. of Xuinisinatics photo) group of the obverse excels not only in its medal- like treatment of the relief but in the classical arrangement of the two figures. The seated figure of France is counterbalanced harmoniously by the standing figure of the Cisalpine Republic while the surrounding field is encircled by an unobtru- sive but compact inscription. The reverse, however, even though impressive in its well-rounded line, already shows his growing aversion for empty space. The large letters of the inscription are narrowly within the wreath, contrasting unpleasantly with the uncluttered com- position of the obverse. In association with Salvirch worked his disciple and successor G
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