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15 Tarì - Manuel Pinto de Fonseca
| Issuer | Order of St. John (Knights of Malta) |
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| Year | 1756-1759 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the elaborately mantled and crowned coat of arms of Grand Master Manuel Pinto de Fonseca, displaying the quartered arms of the Order of St. John surmounted by the eight-pointed cross, all beneath a princely crown with flowing lambrequins. The shield is supported by ornate baroque scrollwork filling the field. The Latin legend surrounds the device, reading M·M·H·S·S·1756 F·EMMANVEL PINTO, with the date incorporated into the obverse inscription. The coin's border is defined by a continuous reeded or toothed rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | M·M·H·S·S·1756 F·EMMANVEL PINTO |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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