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4 Zecchini - Marc'Antonio Zondadari
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1721 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Grand Master Marc'Antonio Zondadari facing right, rendered in high relief with elaborately curled periwig descending to the shoulder. The effigy displays refined baroque portraiture characteristic of early 18th-century Maltese coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, identifying the Grand Master by name and title. The field is smooth and unadorned, focusing attention on the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | A baroque cartouche or escutcheon, centrally positioned in the field, bearing a multi-line Latin devotional inscription across its surface. The shield is flanked and surrounded by a continuous circular legend referencing the Order of the Hospital and the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The date 1721 appears within the legend. The overall composition is characteristic of Hospitaller coinage, combining religious sentiment with heraldic framing. |
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| Reverse lettering | M . M . HOSP : ET . S:SEPVL : HERVSALEM . QVI DAT PAVPERI NON INDIGEBIT 1721 (Translation: He who gives to the poor shall never be in need) |
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