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1 Testone - Innocent XI MELIVS EST DARE QVAM ACCIPERE
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1684 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ·INNOCENTIVS XI·PONT·MAX· (Translation: Innocent 11th Supreme Pontiff) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold devotional inscription in five lines across the central field, reading MELIVS / EST DARE / QVAM / ACCIPERE / 1684, enclosed within an ornate cartouche formed by symmetrical Baroque scrollwork and foliate branches. A decorative scroll finial appears at the top of the cartouche, with leafy sprays flanking the lower portion of the inscription. The date 1684 appears at the foot of the inscription, and the entire composition is framed by a fine milled border. |
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| Reverse lettering | MELIVS EST DARE QVAM ACCIPERE 1684 (Translation: It is better to give than to receive) |
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