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.
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.