FRANCE - FRANCE First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). Test of the 100 franc gold module, in silver, by Vassallo, heavy weight (piéfort?), Frappe spéciale (SP) 1807, Genoa. Av. NAPOLEON EMPEROR. Nude bust, three-quarter face right; signature VASSALLO. Rv. FRENCH EMPIRE. Crowned and unfurled eagle left, on a thunderbolt, head right; below (date). Maz.602a - VG.649 - G.1119 - Théret/Taillard 1508.2 v. - Br.677 - Ess.63 - Jul.1823 v.; Silver - 29.40 g - 33 mm - 12 h This is the third highest grade! PCGS SP61 (55936795). Type dated with smooth edge. Our example is of thick blank and double weight (MDC 16 n° 1690 weighed 16.72 g), is it a piéfort? Lightly cleaned with hairlines in the fields and small scratches. With a patina in formation. Rare in silver. Superb in Fleur de coin. The Vassallo trials were a private initiative of the Genoa workshop following the reopening of the workshop. Written in French with a value in francs, these tests are for the national series. There are several varieties. Gerolamo Vassallo (1773-1819) had worked at the Mint of Genoa since 1797 and was appointed master engraver in 1800. He executed in particular the corners of the coins of the Ligurian Republic. Republic. In 1808, he was transferred to the Milan Mint, where he worked under Luigi Manfredini (Forrer VI, p. 204).