Catalog
1 Scudo - Angelo De Mojana
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Weight | 12 g |
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| Obverse lettering | FR · ANGELVS · DE · MOJANA · M · M · H · H · 1969 |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of the Order of Malta, depicted nimbed and clad in a rough animal-skin garment, holding a tall staff topped with a cross-and-banner in his left hand while extending his right hand in a pointing gesture. The Paschal Lamb reclines at his feet in the lower right field, and the denomination 1 SCVDO appears to the left in two lines. The partial Latin legend NON · SVRREXIT · MAIOR, a Gospel quotation affirming the Baptist's greatness, runs along the upper periphery. |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta occupies a peculiar legal position — a sovereign entity without territory, issuing coinage with no domestic circulation possible. These pieces were struck for collector markets and diplomatic purposes, not commerce. De Mojana di Cologna served as 77th Grand Master from 1962 until his death in 1988, overseeing a significant expansion of the Order's humanitarian activities during the Cold War period.
.986 fine silver is an unusually high purity for a mid-20th century issue, deliberately chosen to distinguish SMOM coinage from conventional national mintages.