Emmanuel de Rohan · 1 tarì · silver

Magistracy 1775–1797 · Order of St John

This silver 1 tarì is documented in the name of Emmanuel de Rohan. The consulted collection lists an example as 1777, with reference RS#062 KM307.1 C#42.1. The documented front shows heraldic arms identifying the ruler or the order. The back uses value and denomination within a wreath. 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
Silver
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
Heraldic arms identifying the ruler or the Order
Reverse
Value and denomination within a wreath
Inscriptions
F· EMMANUEL DE ROHAN M· / ☩ M · HOSPI · ET S · SEP · HIER · 1777 · / ☩ T · I ☩
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

De Rohan used a wide denomination range and added copper half-cinquina change. Silver and copper tarì are different monetary types even where their denomination names coincide.

A documented specimen

These measurements describe this specimen only, not manufacturing standards.

Collection
Collection not documented
Catalogue reference
RS#062 KM307.1 C#42.1
Specimen date
1777
Specimen weight
1.3 g
Specimen diameter
17.6 mm

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.

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