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1625 Pope Gregory X111 Medal

JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Look at this piece of beautiful copper. Talk about being made by hand. Some of these design elements proved that if they didn't get it right the first time- or the second time-why not try a third or fourth time???

This is a 1625 Pope Gregory X111 "Anno Santo/Holy Year" Issue

It is 32 mm (roughly bust half dollar size), copper, and features Pope Gregory X111 on the obverse and the "Holy Year" door- that is opened only once every 25 years- on the reverse.

I love this piece. For a variety guy like myself, I could (and will) look at this thru a glass for hours.

Just wanted to share this one.

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Some coins are just plain "Interesting"

Comments

  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Having wear on the medal gives it a special charm.

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  • harashaharasha Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My Gregory XIII. A testone. The photo is from the CNG listing from which I purchased it.

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  • STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭
    Nice medal and coin. A fun pope since he developed the Gregorian calendar and even issued a medal to commemorate the fact.

    Congrats on a couple of nice pickups!

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    Always interested in St Louis MO & IL metro area and Evansville IN national bank notes and Vatican/papal states coins and medals!
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • BSBS Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭
    Very nice. I've always thought the Papal stuff was pretty cool.
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    You know, when the first picture started downloading, I thought it would like mine:

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    But it's quite different, I must say.

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
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