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5 Grani - Jean de Vallette

Issuer Order of Saint John (Knights of Malta)
Year 1566
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Value 5 Grani (1⁄48)
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Obverse description Central field displays the shield of the Order of Saint John — a plain cross on a crowned escutcheon — set within an ornamental cartouche or decorative frame. The composition is rendered in the hammered style typical of mid-sixteenth century Hospitaller coinage. A Latin legend encircles the design, invoking the patron saint of the Order.
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Obverse lettering + • S • IO • B • ORA • PRO NOBIS
(Translation: Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.)
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Reverse script Latin
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