Catalog
1 Scudo - Festing
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central view of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as seen through the famous Aventine keyhole of the Villa del Priorato di Malta, the Order's Villa Magistrale on the Aventine Hill. The circular keyhole framing creates a distinctive compositional device, with the basilica's dome precisely aligned in the distance. The surrounding legend reads SCTA MARIA AVENTINENSIS, referencing the priory church of Santa Maria del Priorato, flanked by ornamental stars, with the date 2009 and denomination 1 SCVDO inscribed in the lower field. |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta occupies a peculiar position in numismatics: it issues coins as a sovereign entity despite controlling no territory, operating instead under international legal recognition from over 100 states. Matthew Festing, Grand Master from 2008 until his forced resignation in 2017 following an internal dispute with the Vatican over the dismissal of a senior official, appears on relatively few struck pieces before that controversy ended his tenure.