1 Piastra - Giovanni Battista Spinola (Sede Vacante) 1700 front 1 Piastra - Giovanni Battista Spinola (Sede Vacante) 1700 back
1 Piastra - Giovanni Battista Spinola (Sede Vacante) 1700 photo
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1 Piastra - Giovanni Battista Spinola Sede Vacante

1700 year
Silver (.917) 32.08 g 46 mm
Description
Issuer
Papal States
Camerlengo
Giovanni Battista Spínola (Sede Vacante) (1700)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1700
Value
1 Piastra (1.05)
Currency
Scudo (1534-1835)
Composition
Silver (.917)
Weight
32.08 g
Diameter
46 mm
Thickness
2.1 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#29395
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Radiant dove.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NON * VOS * RELINQVAM * ORPHANOS
ANNO // IVBIL

Translation:
I will not leave you orphans
Jubilee year

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted during the Sede Vacante period, which means "empty seat" in Latin, referring to the period between the death of a Pope and the election of a new one. This coin was minted in 1700, during the Sede Vacante that lasted from 1700 to 1701, and it features the image of Giovanni Battista Spinola, the Cardinal Chamberlain who oversaw the Papal States during this period.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1700  - - - - - -

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