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10 Grani - Angelo
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large eight-pointed Maltese Cross occupies the central field in bold relief, its characteristic concave indentations at each point clearly defined. An inner circle frames the cross, with the date 1985 and denomination 10.GRANI inscribed in the lower exergual area. The circumferential Latin motto IN.HOC.SIGNO.MILITAMVS runs around the upper periphery, separated by dot stops, referencing the Order's crusading heritage. |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta occupies a peculiar position in numismatics: a sovereign entity without territory, issuing coins that are legal tender by declaration yet circulate nowhere. These pieces were produced for collectors rather than commerce, a practice the Order formalized after losing physical sovereignty over Malta itself to Napoleon in 1798. The 1985 bronze issues correspond to a period when the Order was aggressively expanding its numismatic program to fund humanitarian operations.