fwo_717077 - VATICAN - GREGORY XVI 50 Baiocchi an XVI 1846 Rome
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Price : 300.00 €
Type : 50 Baiocchi an XVI
Date: 1846
Mint name / Town : Roma
Quantity minted : 11510
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 13,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : GREGORIVS. XVI - PON. M. AN. XVI / R.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de Grégoire XVI.
Obverse translation : (Grégoire XVI souverain pontife, seizième année).
Reverse
Reverse legend : 50 / BAIOCCHI / 1846.
Reverse description : Légende sur trois lignes dans une couronne laurée ouverte.
Historical background
VATICAN - GREGORY XVI
(2/02/1831-1/06/1846)
Gregory XVI (1765-1846) was elected after 50 days of conclave. He had been prefect of propaganda before his election. Ultra-conservative, he relied on the Austrians to restore order in his states. He fought against anti-clerical movements in Spain and Portugal and promoted the development of the faith in the United States. He protected the Uniates in Russia.
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