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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stlnats, post: 3180623, member: 41066&quot;]As mentioned, the medals commemorate the 1975 Holy or Jubilee year. Jubilee Years are actually mentioned in the old testament, but were first proclaimed by the popes in 1300 in part as a way to attract pilgrims to Rome and raise money for the church. They were initially irregularly proclaimed (1350, 1390, 1400, 1423, but the 25 year cycle pretty much settled down by 1450. For various reasons no Jubilees were proclaimed in a few recent years (1800, 1850 and I think 1875). Also as mentioned the reverses feature the 4 major Basilica of Rome, each of which play a role in the start and close of the special year. </p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate these are souvenir issues produced by a private commercial concern and not the Vatican itself so the market is somewhat limited. I primarily collect official medals and usually don&#039;t purchase private ones unless they&#039;re very interesting or relatively cheap - say a small % above melt. Some folks do collect these issues so you might get lucky on ebay, maybe in the religious collectibles area. Just MHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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