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| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights of St. John) |
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| Year | 1705-1717 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Saint John the Baptist standing in full figure to the left, draped in a loose mantle, extending his right hand toward the kneeling Grand Master who receives the banner of the Order. The Grand Master is depicted in armor, genuflecting to the right before the standing saint who holds the Order's flag with his left hand. The date 1717 appears in the right field. The legend PIETATE VINCES is inscribed in the upper portion of the field, rendered in Latin script. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned baroque shield bearing the quartered arms of Grand Master Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, adorned with pendant vair lozenges in each quarter, flanked by symmetrical laurel and palm sprays. The shield is surmounted by a princely crown of the Grand Mastership. The circular legend, rendered in Latin, surrounds the entire composition and identifies the Grand Master by his full title and dignities. The milled border frames the design on all sides. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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