Catalog
1 Cinquina - Pietro del Monte
| Issuer | Order of Saint John (Knights of Malta) |
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| Year | 1568-1572 |
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| Reference(s) | Restelli#15 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the distinctive eight-pointed cross of the Order of Saint John, rendered as a bold plain cross with squared terminals, occupying most of the inner circle. The cross divides the field into four quadrants. A circular Latin legend surrounds the inner circle, invoking the Order's patron saint. The coin's edge shows the typical irregular dentillation produced by hammered manufacture. |
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Pietro del Monte served as Grand Master from 1568 to 1572, a tenure dominated by the Order's efforts to rebuild and refortify Malta following the catastrophic Ottoman siege of 1565. The cinquina — a fractional silver denomination — was the workhorse of everyday retail exchange on the island, and del Monte's issues are among the scarcer of the sixteenth-century series, reflecting both his short four-year rule and the financial strain of post-siege reconstruction that consumed the Order's resources.