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2 Scudi - Antonio Manoel de Vilhena
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1723 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1530-1825) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena facing right, wearing a elaborate long curled periwig and plate armor with decorative pauldron visible at the left shoulder, all set within a raised inner circle. The surrounding legend reads F·D·AN: MANOEL EL DE VILHEN A, with the title abbreviation F·D· (Frater et Dominus) preceding the Grand Master's name. The finely engraved portrait displays strong Baroque stylistic qualities, with the reeded border of the coin visible at the outer edge. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two large oval heraldic shields side by side — the dexter bearing the cross of the Order of St. John (plain cross on a field) and the sinister bearing the personal arms of Grand Master de Vilhena — surmounted by a large princely crown with elaborate floral and foliate ornamentation, flanked by baroque scrollwork and cartouche mantling. The denomination S·2 (2 Scudi) appears flanking the crown, and the date 1723 is incorporated into the circular legend reading M·MAGIS:HOS:ET S·SEPVL:HIERVSALEM, referencing the Grand Master of the Hospital and the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. A milled border surrounds the entire design. |
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