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1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII Holy Door
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1700 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A frontal architectural rendering of the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is depicted as a classical portal framed by paired columns supporting a triangular pediment, with the door shown ajar and emitting rays of divine light emanating from within. The split field legend PORTA AVREA is inscribed to the left and right of the doorway, referencing the Jubilee Holy Door. The date in Roman numerals, MDCC (1700), appears in the exergue below, commemorating the Holy Year proclaimed by Innocent XII. A fine toothed border, consistent with the obverse, encircles the entire design. |
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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.