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1 Carlino - Marc'Antonio Zondadari
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights of St. John) |
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| Year | 1720-1722 |
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| Value | 10 Grani (1⁄24) |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered rose bush occupies the central field, depicted with a principal bloom at the apex of the stem, flanked by lateral branches bearing additional roses and foliage, all rising from a rocky ground at the base. The motif is executed in moderate relief consistent with the milled coinage of the Maltese Grand Mastership. A Latin legend encircles the design along the inner border of the milled rim, conveying the Grand Master's personal motto. The reverse composition is compact yet botanically detailed, typical of the emblematic imagery employed on Hospitaller coinage of this period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Zondadari served as Grand Master for barely two years before his death in 1722, making his coinage among the shortest-lived issues in the Order's long minting history. The Carlino was a small-denomination silver struck at the Order's Valletta mint, which operated with considerable autonomy — the Knights held papal recognition as a sovereign power, entitling them to full monetary prerogatives despite controlling little more than the island of Malta by this period.
The brevity of the reign keeps surviving examples genuinely scarce across all grades.