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1 Zecchino - Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1622-1623 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1530-1825) |
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| Reverse description | A nimbed standing figure of Christ facing, robed in long garments, holding a book or orb before his body; the central figure is surrounded by a ring of six-pointed stars, all enclosed within a beaded ellipse. The circular Latin legend DAMIHI VIRTVTEM CONTRA HOSTES TVOS runs around the outer border of the coin. |
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| Mint | Valletta Mint, Malta |
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Luis Mendes de Vasconcelos served as Grand Master for barely two years, dying in office in 1623 before completing his term. His tenure coincided with sustained Ottoman pressure on the Order following the fall of Rhodes in 1522 and the ongoing fortification of Malta — the zecchino issues of short-lived Grand Masters are consequently among the scarcest in the entire Hospitaller series, with small emission volumes tied directly to the brevity of each reign.