Carlo Botta (1766-1827).
Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta was an italian-born French historian and politician who supported Napoleon. He was inspired by the ideas of the French revolution, and was arrested as a spy for the French in 1794. He left Italy for France and served as a physician in Napoleon’s campaigns in Italy and Corfu. He published a history of Corfu in 1799 and in the same year became a member of the franco-italian government of Piedmont.
Michel 380, Sassone 310, AFA 326
Date of issue: 1932
Face value: 1.25 l.
Date created: 22/03/00 11:41:47