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1 Scudo - Angelo De Mojana
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | FR.ANGELVS.DE.MOJANA.M.M.H.H. 1973 |
| Reverse description | Two oval heraldic shields displayed side by side and conjoined, each surrounded by elaborate acanthus-scroll mantling. The dexter shield bears the white cross of the Order of Malta on a plain field, while the sinister shield displays the quartered personal arms of Grand Master de Mojana. Both shields are surmounted by a single ornate sovereign crown topped with a small Maltese cross. The denomination 1 SCVDO is inscribed in the lower field, with a small mint mark below the shields. |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta issues its own coinage not as circulating currency but as a assertion of sovereignty — the Order holds observer status at the United Nations and maintains diplomatic relations with over a hundred states despite controlling no territory beyond its Roman headquarters. The 1973 scudo falls under the magistracy of Angelo de Mojana di Cologna, who served as 77th Grand Master from 1962 until his death in 1988, the longest tenure in the modern Order's history.
The .986 fineness is notably purer than most contemporary silver issues from national mints.