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500 Liras
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising the eight-pointed Maltese Cross displayed within a circular wreath of laurel branches, surmounted by a princely crown topped with a small cross pattée. A scroll beneath the wreath bears the legend KNIGHTS OF MALTA, flanked by the date 1999 in the lower field. The denomination 500 LIRAS appears along the lower rim, with the initials O.S.J. immediately above it. The circular legend SOVRANO OSPEDALIERO ORDINE DI MALTA runs along the upper periphery, with a beaded inner border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A vivid polychrome enamelled scene depicting an underwater and coastal marine environment. In the upper field, an orange and red sunset sky is reflected over a turquoise sea, with rocky outcrops visible in the background. The central field features two large, colourfully rendered fish — one predominantly blue and one orange-red — swimming above a sandy seabed strewn with aquatic vegetation, a red starfish, and a school of small tropical fish in the lower right. The curved legend MARINE-LIFE PROTECTION arcs along the upper rim in raised Latin letters against the silver border, separated from the coloured field by a beaded inner border. |
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