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Curious medal for the Holy Year, dated 1826. Yellow bronze. Obverse: Pope Leo XII facing left, wearing tiara, right hand raised in benediction. Reverse: the opened Holy Door, radiant lines within. VF or better, edge nicks. Not common. A German medal, of similar fabric, also 1820s, honors Ben Franklin.