1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII Holy Door

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.