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10 Grani - Festing
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Fra' Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, rendered in high relief against a deeply recessed mirror field. The subject is depicted in clerical vestments adorned with the eight-pointed Maltese cross on the chest. The surrounding legend reads FR. MATTHAEUS FESTING M.M.H.H. in raised Latin characters, disposed along the inner border. The engraver's initial appears in the lower field beneath the truncation. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta retains the legal right to issue coinage under international law despite holding no sovereign territory — a status formalized through its unique position as a recognized subject of international law with permanent observer status at the United Nations. This 2010 bronze issue falls within a modern commemorative program that has no practical circulation function; the Order's coins are legal tender in name only, accepted by treaty rather than by any functioning economy.