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1/2 Lira - Emery of Amboise
| Issuer | Order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers), Rhodes |
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| Year | 1503-1512 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the quartered arms of the Order and the Grand Master Emery of Amboise, divided into four quarters by a plain cross, with the upper-left and lower-right quarters bearing vertical pales (the d'Amboise family arms) and the upper-right and lower-left quarters displaying the cross of the Order of St. John. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle. A Latin legend in uncial characters encircles the entire design, reading the Grand Master's name and title, separated by pellet stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ F · EMERICVS · DAMBOISE · MAGNUS M R (Translation: Brother Emery of Amboise, Grand Master of Rhodes) |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ AGNUS DEI QUI TOLIS PECCATA MUNDI (Translation: The lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world) |
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