ITALY. Cisalpine Republic. 30 Soldi, Year IX (1801). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. KM-1; Pag-9. Featuring great luster and toning in the fields and a very subtle frosting to the devices, this Gem minor presents tremendous eye appeal and is exceeded in the PCGS census by just two other examples.A brief republic in Northern Italy, the Cisalpine Republic essentially acted as a client state to that of Napoleonic France.</em>
