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| 正面描述 | Right-facing bust of Fra' Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The subject is depicted in formal dress adorned with the distinctive eight-pointed Maltese cross at the collar. Curly hair and strong facial features are rendered with fine detail. The circular legend reads FR. MATTHAEUS FESTING M.M.H.H. around the periphery, with a small engraver's initial visible at the base of the bust. |
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| 背面文字 | Latin |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta issues its own coinage despite controlling no physical territory — a legal anomaly rooted in its status as a sovereign subject of international law, recognized by over 100 states. Matthew Festing, Grand Master from 2008 until his forced resignation in 2017 following a bitter internal dispute with the Vatican over the Order's humanitarian operations, appears on this issue during the early years of his tenure. The 9 Tari denomination deliberately echoes the Order's historic Maltese coinage struck before Napoleon expelled the Knights from the island in 1798.