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100 000 Lire First Jubilee
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device reproduces a detail from Giotto di Bondone's fresco in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, depicting Pope Boniface VIII proclaiming the opening bull of the first Holy Year in 1300. The denomination MILA LIRE appears above in two lines, flanked by the dates 1300 and 2000 at either side. The inscription PRIMO.GIUBILEO and BONIFACIO.VIII.PONT.MAX. arc around the design, with the Rome Mint mark R positioned below the central scene. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the Great Jubilee of 2000, this coin was produced by the Italian state mint as part of a broader commemorative program tied to the Catholic Church's millennial jubilee year — an event drawing an estimated 25 million pilgrims to Rome. The Italian Republic struck several denominations for the occasion, with this 100,000-lire piece sitting at the top of the domestic gold series before the lira's abolition just two years later made it one of the final jubilee-themed gold issues in the pre-euro Italian coinage canon.
The lira was officially replaced by the euro on 1 January 2002, meaning this coin's face value became legally obsolete within 24 months of striking.