RÉUNION ET MAURICE - REUNION AND MAURITIUS First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). Ten pounds or piastre "Decaen" 1810, Port-Louis. Av. ILES DE FRANCE - ET BONAPARTE. Imperial eagle on a thunderbolt, displayed and crowned; below, signature AVELINE. Rv. Crown formed of two branches, in the centre: TEN POUNDS and below (date). Lec.14 - DMP.1045; Silver - 38.5 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the most beautiful example graded at NGC out of 139 submitted! NGC MS 65 (2740356-015). Exceptional quality for this type with only minor strike weaknesses on the eagle plumage and the centre of the reverse. This is the highest technical grade for NGC and PCGS, although the PCGS MS64 from MDC 16 no. 2474 (J. Lecompte collection) appears to be slightly higher. With a beautiful grey patina. Superb at Fleur de coin. Coin made with silver recovered from the Portuguese vessel Ouvidor by the French privateer Pierre Bouvet, and named piastre Decaen, after Charles-Mathieu-Isidore Decaen (1769-1832), Governor of the Islands of France and Bonaparte (Mauritius and Reunion), Captain General of the French establishments in India from 1802 to 1810. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.