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Doppio Giulio Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1823 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a seated, nimbed figure of the Virgin Mary shown in three-quarter view, enveloped in flowing drapery and surrounded by an elaborate glory of fine radiating rays, seated upon clouds. She holds a rosary in her left hand and gestures with her right. To the right of the field stands a detailed representation of the sanctuary tower or lantern of the Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca or a similar Bolognese devotional edifice, alluding to the Bologna mint's local religious tradition. The mint mark 'B' appears at the base, and the Latin legend AVXILIVM DE SANCTO curves along the periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | AVXILIVM DE SANCTO B |
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Struck during the vacancy following the death of Pius VII in August 1823, this issue was produced under the authority of the Camerlengo — the cardinal charged with administering the Church between pontificates. The Sede Vacante coinage was a deliberate assertion of the Camera Apostolica's independent right to mint, a privilege jealously maintained through centuries of interregnal politics.
Pius VII had died after a long decline following his return from French captivity, and the conclave that followed elected Leo XII within a month — a relatively swift conclusion by historical standards.