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2 Zecchini - Manuel Pinto de Fonseca
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1741-1773 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Armoured bust of Grand Master Manuel Pinto de Fonseca facing left, wearing a long flowing wig with elaborate curls cascading over the shoulder, the armour ornamented with decorative detailing at the gorget. The legend encircles the effigy reading F . EMMANVEL PINTO M.M., with a small cross visible in the left field. The portrait is rendered in a refined Baroque style typical of mid-eighteenth century Maltese coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered shield of the Order of Malta — combining the cross of the Hospitallers with the crescents of the Fonseca arms — displayed upon an ornate cartouche and surmounted by the Grand Master's crown. The shield is flanked by decorative foliate scrollwork. The divided legend HOSPI . ET S. / SEP . HIER . (Hospitaller and of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem) is distributed around the field, with a small star above the crown. |
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