Catalog
Medal - Inauguration of Fort Manoel
| Location | Malta |
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| Year | 1725 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | High-relief draped and armored bust of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena facing right, wearing a long curled wig and displaying the cross of the Order of Malta on his chest. The encircling Latin legend runs along the rim, with the date MDCCXXV inscribed in the lower field near the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | F. D. AN. MANOEL DE. VILHENA. M. M. MDCCXXV. |
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| Reverse lettering | TERRAQ. MARIQVE FORTES. CREANTVR FORTIBVS |
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