Featuring on NeoCollect...

Paul III (1550) - Holy Year

Visible in communities: Medal Collectors

Representative Images

in Papal Medals (currently in collection)

Silver. Diameter 41.5mm, 32.3 grams. Obverse: Bust of Paul III facing right. Reverse: A birds-eye view of Rome.

This medal design was intended to be used for the 1550 medal of Paul III celebrating the Holy Year, as evidenced by the design on the cope. Another version of this medal also features writing on the cope beneath the illustration acknowledging the Holy Year. During a Holy Year, it is practice for the faithful to make a pilgrimage to Rome. Paul had announced the Holy Year, but died on November 10, 1549, before its opening. The reverse inscription translates as "Nourishing Rome".

Item record created Jan. 16, 2009.
Viewed 245 times.
item record in VRA Core 4.0