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1 Baiocco - Enrico Caetani Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Papal States - Macerata Mint |
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| Year | 1590 |
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| Reference(s) | Munt#14 , MIR#1399 , Berman#1404 |
| Obverse description | Papal coat of arms of Cardinal Enrico Caetani, surmounted by the papal umbrella (umbraculum) and crossed keys of Saint Peter, symbols of the Sede Vacante authority. The shield, rendered in the late Renaissance heraldic style, is flanked by elaborate decorative mantling. The circular legend reading SEDE٠VACANTE٠1590 surrounds the central device, denoting the vacancy of the Apostolic See. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Enrico Caetani was appointed Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and governed the Papal States during the sede vacante following the death of Sixtus V in August 1590 — a vacancy that proved remarkably turbulent, producing three further popes before the year was out. The Macerata mint struck coins in Caetani's name under his camerlengo authority, as was the established privilege of that office during interregna.
1590 remains one of the most numismatically dense sede vacante years in papal history, with issues from multiple short pontificates compressed into a single calendar year.