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1 Giulio - Clement X Jubilee
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1675 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A frontal view of the Holy Door (Porta Santa) of St. Peter's Basilica, depicted as a classical architectural portal with flanking pilasters and an entablature, shown open to reveal a divine radiance with rays emanating from above clouds within the doorway, symbolizing the Jubilee Year indulgence. The papal mint mark appears at the base of the portal flanked by the date 16-75, with the circular legend IN · PORTIS OPERA · EIVS around the periphery and a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1675 |
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Clement X declared 1675 a Holy Year — an intermediate jubilee, falling between the standard 25-year cycles — largely in response to pressure from Catholic princes seeking the spiritual and economic benefits pilgrimage years brought to Rome. The decision was unusual; intermediate jubilees were rare and required specific papal authorization rather than the automatic scheduling of ordinary holy years.
The Roman mint struck jubilee coinage specifically to service the massive influx of pilgrims. Circulation was concentrated and brief, which accounts for the range of surviving conditions.