1 Grano - Martin Garzez

Issuer	Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller)
Year	1595-1601
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Value	1 Grano (1⁄240)
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Obverse description	Quartered shield bearing the arms of the Order of St. John and those of Grand Master Martín Garzez, divided by a plain cross into four quarters, with heraldic charges in each canton. The circumferential legend reads partially around the rim, interrupted by the shield's upper portion. Stars serve as punctuation marks within the legend field.
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Obverse lettering	+ F·MARTINVS GARZES MA
Reverse description	Central field displays a two-line votive inscription 'VT COMMO' arranged within a plain inner circle, with the continuation 'DIVS' below, all executed in bold raised lettering characteristic of hammered coinage of the period. The surrounding marginal legend encircles the field, separated from the central inscription by a beaded or linear border, completing the full dedicatory text referencing the Hospital of Jerusalem.
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