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Coin Replica - Banca di Roma 1 Piastra - Innocent X
| Issuer | Banca di Roma |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Diameter | 43 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Holy Door (Porta Santa) of St. Peter's Basilica depicted at centre, with the image of the Veil of Veronica (Sudarium) displayed within the doorway. The word ROMA appears divided on either side of the door. The entire composition is enclosed within a wreath of laurel. The Jubilee legend arcs across the upper field, with the year of the Holy Year in Roman numerals in the lower field. |
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Banca di Roma issued this replica in 1991 as part of a broader institutional series commemorating historical papal coinage, with the original 1 Piastra attributed to the pontificate of Innocent X (1644–1655) — the pope whose nephew's wife, Olimpia Maidalchini, wielded enough influence over Vatican finances that contemporaries called her the real power behind the throne. Whether that political turbulence affected actual mint output under Innocent is a matter of archival debate, but his coinage is genuinely scarce in original form. The .835 silver content of this replica mirrors the approximate fineness of mid-seventeenth-century Roman mint production.