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1 Scudo - Angelo De Mojana
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse lettering | F·ANGELUS·DE·MOJANA·M·M·H·H· 1968 |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Saint John the Baptist, haloed and clad in a rough camel-hair garment, facing the viewer. He holds a tall staff surmounted by a small cross-banner in his left hand and raises his right hand in blessing. A lamb reclines at his feet to the right, a traditional Johannine attribute. The Latin motto NON SVRREXIT MAIOR arcs around the upper field, and the denomination 1 SCVDO appears to the right in the field. A small mint mark or engraver's mark is visible at the lower left. |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta occupies a peculiar legal position — a sovereign entity without territory, issuing coins that are technically legal tender within an issuing authority that controls no land. De Mojana di Cologna served as 77th Grand Master from 1962 until his death in 1988, presiding over a sustained expansion of the Order's humanitarian operations during the Cold War. The .986 fineness is unusually high for a mid-century commemorative silver issue, exceeding sterling and approaching the purity of older trade coinages.