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| 正面描述 | Draped bust of Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena facing right, wearing a long flowing wig with elaborate curls typical of early 18th-century baroque portraiture. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the lace cravat and armoured shoulder. The circular legend runs along the periphery within a milled border, reading F · D · AN : MANOEL DE VILHENA. |
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| 背面描述 | Crowned armorial shield of Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena quartered with the arms of the Order of St. John (plain cross on field), the whole set within an elaborate ornamental cartouche of baroque design. The crown surmounting the shield is of Grand Master style. The circular legend, interrupted by the crown at top, carries the date at the conclusion of the inscription. |
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Antonio Manoel de Vilhena's tenure as Grand Master (1722–1736) coincided with a period of aggressive fortification on Malta — his name is most visibly preserved in Fort Manoel, completed in 1723, the same year these coins were being struck. The Order's monetary issues under Vilhena are notably complex: Restelli catalogues at least three distinct varieties for this type alone, differentiated by die details that reflect the inconsistencies of the Order's Valletta mint rather than any deliberate policy change.
Vilhena was Portuguese by birth, one of very few Grand Masters drawn from the Iberian tongue rather than the French or Italian langues that dominated the Order's hierarchy.