(sold for $63.0)

1828, Kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Felix. Silver "Pietro Micca" Memorial Medal.

Mint Year: 1828 Medallist: A. Lavy. Condition: Minor scratches and digs, otehrwise a nicely toned XF-AU! Denomination: Medal - Memorial for Pietro Micca, Issued under the authority of King Carlo Felice to memorialize Micca's selfless act of valor in the tunnels below the Citadel in Turin. His sacrifice prevented French troops access to the city during the Siege of Turin in 1706. Weight: 24.03gm Diameter: 33mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Bust of Charles Felix as King of Sardinia right. Designer´s signature (A. LAVY) on bust truncation. Rosette flanked by oak-sprays below. Legend: AUSPICE CARLO FELICE RE . Reverse Six line inscription. Legend: "IL RL. CORPO / DEL GENIO MILE. / ALLA MEMORIA / DEL MINATORE / PIETRO MICCA / MDCCCXXVIII.

Charles Felix I of Sardinia (Carlo Felice Giuseppe Maria, April 6, 1765–April 27, 1831) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.

He was the eleventh child and fifth son born to Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonietta of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma.

He was a younger brother of Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. He was not expected to ever succeed to the throne. However Charles Emmanuel never had any children and abdicated the throne on June 4, 1802. Victor Emmanuel had four living daughters when he abdicated the throne in 1821. As the succession was regulated by the Salic Law, Charles Felix succeeded his brother on the throne.

He was married by proxy to Maria Cristina, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (January 17, 1779- March 11, 1849) on 7 March 1807. She was a daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Marie Caroline of Austria.

Charles Felix died without issue after a reign of ten years. He was succeeded by the senior male of his House as Charles Albert of Sardinia.