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6 Tarì - Emmanuel de Rohan
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights of St. John) |
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| Year | 1776-1780 |
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| Diameter | 28 mm |
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| Reverse description | Within a finely rendered open wreath composed of olive and laurel branches tied with a ribbon at the base, the denomination is expressed in two lines: T·VI above a central pellet separator, and the date 1780 below. The field is plain and unadorned, focusing attention on the bold Roman numeral denomination and the date. The wreath is detailed with budding floral elements on the right branch and slender foliate sprigs on the left, all contained within a milled border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc was elected Grand Master in 1775 and proved one of the most administratively capable leaders the Order produced in its final decades on Malta. He codified Hospitaller law, reformed the Order's finances, and corresponded with Voltaire — an unlikely exchange for a military-religious sovereign. The 6 Tarì sat at a practical mid-denomination in the Order's silver coinage, circulating alongside the Maltese population rather than serving purely ceremonial functions.
The Order lost Malta to Napoleon in 1798, just years after this issue closed, ending seven centuries of continuous coinage.