France, Italy. A President Of The Italian Republic Napoleon Bonaparte Medal 1803 Archive both of the insignias being

both of the insignias being a mirror image of the other and are designed for the left and right shoulders respectively

Medal of the Order Third Class

There is a 10 mm wide strap in dark yellow cord interlaced with gold-coloured threading in a braided pattern

oxidation around edges of cross

as published in the London Gazette on January 1

France, Italy. A President Of The Italian Republic Napoleon Bonaparte Medal 1803 Archive both of the insignias beingIn bronze, obverse illustrating the left facing bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by the Latin inscription "NAPOLEONE IMP. DEI FR. RE D'ITAL. PROT. DELLA CONF. DEL RENO" and engraver marked "H. VASSALLO F", reverse with its image and inscription erased but "ET FOVET" remains faintly legible, measuring 44. 3 mm in diameter, edge nicks, poor. Footnote: The Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana) was a short lived (1802 1805) republic located in