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2 Tari - Juan de Homedes
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1540-1553 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield displaying the personal arms of Grand Master Juan de Homedes impaled with the eight-pointed cross of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, set within a circular legend. The shield is divided into four quarters, with the Homedes family arms alternating with the white cross of the Hospitallers on a plain field. The design is characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Maltese Hospitallers, with the heraldic devices rendered in a bold, medieval style. The surrounding legend identifies the Grand Master in abbreviated Latin. |
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| Reverse description | The Agnus Dei (Paschal Lamb) depicted nimbed and advancing to the left, head turned back to the right, bearing a cross-staff with a banner. On certain issues, a small star appears in the left field before the lamb. The date, where present, is incorporated into the surrounding circular legend. The reverse type reflects the deeply religious iconography of the Knights of Saint John, with the Lamb of God serving as a central emblem of the Order's spiritual mission. |
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| Mintage | ND - RS# 21 - P✦M, without star, without date - 1540 - RS# 12-13 - with star - 1543 - RS# 14-16 - with star - 1552 - RS# 17-19 - P✦M, without star - 1553 - RS# 20 - P✦M, without star - |
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