Catalog
9 Tari - Festing
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 9 Tari (¾) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust effigy of Fra' Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. The portrait is rendered in a formal style befitting his office. The surrounding legend in Latin identifies the subject and his title. |
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| Reverse lettering | FRA' GERARDO 1120 2010 9 TARI' |
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The Order of Malta retains the legal status of a sovereign entity — issuing passports, maintaining diplomatic relations with over 100 states, and producing its own coinage — despite controlling no territory beyond its Rome headquarters since the loss of Malta to Napoleon in 1798. The tari is a monetary unit with deep roots in the medieval Mediterranean, historically struck by the Order during its rule of the island. Matthew Festing, Grand Master from 2008 until his controversial forced resignation in 2017, is among the last holders of that office to appear on struck silver.