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30 Tarì - Emmanuel de Rohan
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights of St. John) |
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| Year | 1777 |
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| Value | 30 Tari (5⁄2) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two oval heraldic shields displayed side by side beneath a large ornate crown, the left shield bearing the cross of the Order of Malta and the right shield bearing the arms of the de Rohan family (lozengy). The denomination T. XXX (30 Tarì) is inscribed flanking the crown, with T to the left and XXX to the right. The date 1777 is divided across the lower field, with 77 appearing beneath each shield respectively. A small six-pointed star ornament appears above the crown at the top of the field. The design is framed by a fine denticled border. |
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Emmanuel de Rohan-Pölzl was elected Grand Master in 1775 and proved one of the most administratively capable rulers the Order had seen in generations — he codified Maltese civil law in 1784 and maintained a functioning navy long after the Order's military relevance had faded. The 30 Tarì was the Order's principal large silver denomination, a heavy coin issued more for prestige and international trade settlement than for everyday commerce on the island.
By 1777 the Order's sovereignty over Malta was increasingly nominal; the Knights depended heavily on French support, which would evaporate entirely when Napoleon seized the island in 1798 without meaningful resistance.