This 45mm 32 gram (according to my scale) proof medal was minted by the Franklin Mint in 1976, as number 3 of a 100 medal set commenting the 500th anniversary of Raphael's birth.

They were to be issued from 1976 to 1984, but I do not know if the set was ever completed.

The series had a mintage of 10,161 each medal, but mintages were reduced during 1979 and 1981 when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the silver market, driving silver to $50.00 an ounce, and many Franklin Mint silver items were melted and sets not completed.

This is a must for any Silver Medal or Franklin Mint collector.

The medal has some stains and I am letting the buyer decide on cleaning.

The complete set would have contained 96 Troy ounces.

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