One of the hats Napoleon Bonaparte actually wore when he ruled in 19th century France sold at an auction for $2.1 million.

<div class="block">One of the hats Napoleon Bonaparte actually wore when he ruled in 19th century France sold at an auction for $2.1 million.</div>

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Napoleon Hat Sells for $2.1 Million at Auction

If you've seen a trailer for Ridley Scott's upcoming film Napoleon about the French emperor and military command, Kristen, this would get me in the theater. I will say, yeah, you may recall seeing him wearing his iconic black hat. Well, one of the hats Napoleon Bonaparte actually wore when he ruled in 19th century, France just sold at auction for $2.1 million. The hat was initially valued to sell for about 600 $50,000. It reached a record price for one of his hats. It was one of the key items up for sale during yesterday's auction of Napoleon memorabilia just south of Paris. While other officers wore their hats with their wings facing front to back. Napoleon was known for wearing his with the ends pointing towards his shoulders. It made it easier for troops to spot the military general during combat. Very cool. I think that is very cool. And how much that hat has weathered. I mean, it looks in pretty good shape considering how old this is and somebody spent $2.1 million on it.