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12 Tari - Ramon Despuig
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1737 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1530-1825) |
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| Obverse description | Armoured draped bust of Grand Master Ramon Despuig facing right, wearing a long curled periwig with flowing locks falling over the shoulders; the breastplate is finely detailed and partially visible at the lower truncation. The legend surrounds the effigy in an unbroken arc, and the coin exhibits a reeded or milled border throughout. The overall style is characteristic of late Baroque portraiture as employed on Maltese coinage of the early eighteenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered coat of arms of Grand Master Ramon Despuig impaled with the arms of the Order of Saint John, displayed upon an ornate baroque shield surmounted by the grand master's crown with elaborate foliate and scrollwork mantling. The date is divided in the upper field on either side of the shield (17 – 37), while the denomination mark (·T· 12) appears in the lower field, indicating 12 Tari. A milled border frames the entire design. |
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