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1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII Holy Door
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1700 |
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| Weight | 3.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | PORTA AVREA MDCC (Translation: Gold Door 1700) |
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Innocent XII opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's in December 1699 to inaugurate the Jubilee Year of 1700, one of the last acts of a pontificate defined by his bull Romanum decet Pontificem (1692), which formally abolished nepotism in the papal court — ending the practice of popes appointing relatives to lucrative offices that had persisted for centuries. This scudo d'oro was struck specifically for the Jubilee, a ceremonial issue rather than a coin meant for commerce.
Innocent XII died in September 1700, months after the Jubilee closed. The reign produced few gold issues, which keeps surviving examples thin across all grades.