1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII (Holy Door) 1700 front 1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII (Holy Door) 1700 back
1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII (Holy Door) 1700 photo
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1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII Holy Door

1700 year
Gold (.9167) 3.5 g 19 mm
Description
Issuer
Papal States
Pope
Innocent XII (Innocentius XII) (1691-1700)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1700
Value
1 Scudo
Currency
Scudo (1534-1835)
Composition
Gold (.9167)
Weight
3.5 g
Diameter
19 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#387116
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Holy Door.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PORTA AVREA
MDCC

Translation:
Gold Door
1700

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Scudo d'Oro - Innocent XII (Holy Door) 1700 coin is that it was minted to commemorate the opening of the Holy Door during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII in 1700. The coin's design features an image of the Pope on one side and a depiction of the Holy Door on the other. The coin was minted in limited quantities and was only circulated within the Papal States, making it a rare and valuable collector's item for numismatists and historians.