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1 Giulio - Clement XI St. Paul
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1714-1715 |
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| Value | 1 Giulio (0.1) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the papal arms of Clement XI: a cartouche-shaped shield bearing a six-pointed star above a horizontal band with two keys in saltire, surmounted by the papal tiara and the crossed keys of St. Peter. The shield is flanked by elaborate baroque scroll-work and acanthus mantling. The circular Latin legend reads CLEMENS·XI·P·M·AN·XV, denoting Clement XI as Supreme Pontiff in his fifteenth regnal year. The coin's outer border is decorated with a continuous milled or reeded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Clement XI is better remembered for a theological crisis than his coinage — his 1713 bull Unigenitus, issued just a year before this giulio was struck, condemned 101 propositions drawn from Jansenist writings and ignited a conflict with the French church that would smolder for decades. The giulio itself was a denomination with deep Roman roots, its name derived from Cardinal Giulio de' Medici's monetary reforms under Leo X, though by 1714 it had long since become routine papal silver.