Alof de Wignacourt · Zecchino · gold

1601-1622 · Order of St John

Saint John gives a banner to the kneeling Grand Master. Christ appears on the reverse inside a mandorla surrounded by stars. This gold issue continues the Venetian-derived zecchino design used by the Order.

Alof de Wignacourt · zecchino · obverse
Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen; photograph by Dirk Sonnenwald · Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Sources
Alof de Wignacourt · zecchino · reverse
Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen; photograph by Dirk Sonnenwald · Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Sources

Technical specifications

Composition
Gold
Mint
Valletta
Weight
Unknown / not verified
Diameter
Unknown / not verified
Total mintage
Unknown / not verified
Edge
Unknown / not verified
Obverse
Saint John handing a banner to the kneeling Grand Master
Reverse
Christ in mandorla with stars
Inscriptions
M / H -/ F ALOFIVS DE - WIGNACOVRT / DA MICHI VIRTVTE - CONTRA HOSTES T
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

Alof de Wignacourt restored several denominations previously suspended. His tarì values could be placed beside the arms rather than below the reverse device.

The museum specimen

Measurements describe this museum specimen, not a manufacturing standard.

Collection
Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen
Object / accession
18227427 / Ohne Nummer
Specimen weight
3.41 g
Specimen diameter
21 mm
Die axis
6 h

Museum text attribution and licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen

Dating and classification

A range denotes the issuing reign when no individual issue year is recorded.

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