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Tari - Jean de Vallette
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1566 |
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| Reference(s) | Restelli#111 |
| Obverse description | Quartered shield displaying the arms of Grand Master Jean de Vallette: the first and fourth quarters bear a gyrfalcon and lion (the personal arms of Vallette), while the second and third quarters display the eight-pointed cross of the Order of St. John. The shield is centered in the field, surrounded by a beaded inner circle. The encircling Latin legend reads within a plain outer border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two clasped hands (dextrarum iunctio) depicted centrally within a beaded inner circle, symbolizing trust and fidelity. The date 1566 appears in the upper field above the hands, while the numeral XX denoting the value in grains is placed in the lower field below. The encircling Latin motto legend surrounds the central motif between the beaded and plain outer borders. |
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