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10 Scudi - Manuel Pinto de Fonseca
| Issuer | Order of St. John |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1761 |
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Manuel Pinto de Fonseca served as Grand Master of the Order of St. John for an extraordinary 32 years, from 1741 until his death in 1773, making him one of the longest-reigning Grand Masters in the Order's Maltese period. The coinage struck under his administration is notably prolific by Hospitaller standards, reflecting both the duration of his rule and the Order's continued financial ambitions at a time when its military relevance was already in serious decline.
The 10 Scudi denomination sits at the top of the Order's gold hierarchy. Frugoni's census places surviving examples at low numbers, consistent with the limited mintage volumes typical of high-denomination Hospitaller gold.