Ramon Perellós y Rocafull · 2 zecchini · gold

Magistracy 1697–1720 · Order of St John

This gold 2 zecchini is documented in the name of Ramon Perellós y Rocafull. The source documents the denomination family; an individual specimen date is not asserted here. This record groups ruler, denomination and metal. It does not count each mint year, surviving specimen or inscription spacing as another type.

Technical specifications

Composition
Gold
Weight
Unknown / not verified
Diameter
Unknown / not verified
Thickness
Unknown / not verified
Total mintage
Unknown / not verified
Edge
Unknown / not verified
Mint
Unknown / not verified
Obverse
Unknown / not verified
Reverse
Unknown / not verified
Inscriptions
Unknown / not verified
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

Perellós revived the double zecchino. Its armoured knight with the Order’s flag differs from the Baptist motif common on earlier gold coins; copper issues continued alongside gold and silver.

Dating and classification

The date interval is the ruler’s Malta magistracy, not a complete list of minting years. Specimen dates are evidence for examples only.

Sources

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