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18th Cent, Malta 30 tari
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
MALTA & ORDER OF MALTA |
| Item Description: |
30T 1768 ORDER Of DAV-1604 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF 30 |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is the modern name of the medieval order known by many other titles including the Order of Saint John and the Knights Hospitaller. They administered the Mediterranean island of Malta from 1530 to 1798, when they were permanently evicted by Napoleon.
During their administration of Malta, they issued the 30 Tari silver crown-sized coin. This one is from 1768 during the Grand Mastership of Fra' Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, a Portuguese nobleman who led the order from 1741 to his death in 1773. The obverse shows a coat arms that is a combination of Pinto's house and the order's. The reverse is an image of St. John the Baptist.