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5 Grani - Manuel Pinto de Fonseca
| Emittent | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Jahr | 1748 |
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| Gewicht | 2.99 g |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Central device comprising five crescents arranged in a cruciform pattern, surmounted by a Grand Master's crown, all within a beaded inner border. The surrounding legend F.EMMANUEL PINTO M.M.H.H runs along the periphery, identifying Grand Master Manuel Pinto de Fonseca of the Order of Malta. The field exhibits a plain treatment with the crescents rendered in relief, a heraldic motif associated with the Order's coinage of this period. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed or reeded outer rim. |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Central motif of two clasped hands (dextrarum iunctio), symbolizing fidelity, flanked by decorative sprigs and set within the field. The date 1748 appears prominently above the clasped hands, and the Roman numeral V, denoting the denomination of 5 Grani, is positioned below, flanked by pellets. The peripheral legend NON. AES. SED. FIDES, meaning 'Not money, but faith,' encircles the design within a beaded inner border and a toothed outer rim, reinforcing the Order's motto of trust over material wealth. |
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Manuel Pinto de Fonseca served as Grand Master of the Order from 1741 until his death in 1773 — one of the longest reigns in the Order's Maltese period. By the 1740s the Knights' actual military relevance had largely evaporated, but the Order retained full sovereignty over Malta and continued issuing its own coinage as an assertion of that status. The 5 Grani sat at the lowest practical level of the copper currency, intended for everyday market transactions in Valletta and the surrounding towns.
Pinto was notably vain and politically shrewd, securing recognition from European courts through diplomacy rather than arms. His long tenure meant his copper issues were struck across decades, making precise dating within the reign more useful than the reign attribution alone.