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1 Scudo - Angelo
| Issuer | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
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| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Fra' Angelo de Mojana di Cologna, 77th Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, facing slightly left, wearing a military dress uniform adorned with epaulettes and the Maltese Cross at the chest. The engraver's signature MONASSI appears in the lower right field. The circumferential legend F.ANGELVS DE MOJANA M.M.H.H arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the date 1964, flanked by ornamental cross-star devices, is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta occupies a peculiar position in numismatics: a sovereign entity without territory, issuing currency accepted nowhere in circulation yet fully recognized under international law. The 1964 Scudo series was struck shortly after the Order formally reestablished its coinage program, a practice dormant for over a century following Napoleon's seizure of the island in 1798. These pieces were never intended for circulation — they functioned as diplomatic and collector instruments from the outset.
The .986 fineness is notably purer than most contemporary national silver coinages, a deliberate choice that reinforced the Order's claim to sovereign dignity through the quality of its metal alone.