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500 Liras Alexander the Great
| Issuer | Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the heraldic emblem of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta: a Maltese Cross displayed within a circular medallion, surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a sovereign crown. A scroll at the base bears the legend KNIGHTS OF MALTA, with the abbreviation O.S.T. below in the field. The date 1999 appears in large numerals at the bottom. The surrounding legend SOVRANO OSPEDALIERO ORDINE DI MALTA arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta retains the legal status of a sovereign entity under international law — complete with diplomatic relations and passport issuance — despite holding no territory since the fall of Malta to Napoleon in 1798. Its coinage issues are legal tender in name, though none circulate. This 1999 piece belongs to a prolific collector series the Order produced through the 1990s, largely through arrangements with private minting contractors rather than any facility under its own control.