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1 Grano - Claude de la Sengle
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1553-1557 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally placed eight-pointed Maltese cross in raised relief, surrounded by a ring of small heart-shaped or pellet ornaments arranged in a circle within a raised inner border, all contained within the irregular flan. The bold, angular cross arms are characteristic of the iconography of the Knights Hospitaller, and the decorative pellet ring accentuates the heraldic simplicity of the design. |
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| Mint | Birgu (Vittoriosa) Mint, Malta |
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Claude de la Sengle served as Grand Master for only four years before his death in 1557, making his coinage among the shortest-reigned issues in the Hospitaller sequence. The Order struck copper granos primarily for local circulation in Malta, where they functioned as the lowest-denomination workhorse of daily trade — a role that guaranteed heavy wear on most survivors.