Emmanuel de Rohan · 10 scudi · gold

1782 · Order of St John

An armoured portrait of Emmanuel de Rohan faces right. Two crowned shields occupy the reverse above the value S10. The museum identifies this as a gold ten-scudi coin dated 1782.

Emmanuel de Rohan · 10 scudi, 1782 · obverse
Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen; photograph by Lutz-Jürgen Lübke (Lübke und Wiedemann) · Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Sources
Emmanuel de Rohan · 10 scudi, 1782 · reverse
Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen; photograph by Lutz-Jürgen Lübke (Lübke und Wiedemann) · Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Sources
Emmanuel de Rohan · gold ten scudi — historic catalogue illustration — obverse
Robert Morris, Coins of the Grand Masters of the Order of Malta (1884), plate 6, figure 2. Cornell University Library / Internet Archive. Public domain.
Original illustrated work: Robert Morris / T. R. Marvin & Son; scan: Cornell University Library / Internet Archive · Public domain — PD-old-100-expired · Sources
Emmanuel de Rohan · gold ten scudi — historic catalogue illustration — reverse
Robert Morris, Coins of the Grand Masters of the Order of Malta (1884), plate 6, figure 2. Cornell University Library / Internet Archive. Public domain.
Original illustrated work: Robert Morris / T. R. Marvin & Son; scan: Cornell University Library / Internet Archive · Public domain — PD-old-100-expired · 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
Armoured bust of Emmanuel de Rohan facing right
Reverse
Crown above two shields; S10 value below
Inscriptions
F EMMANUEL DE ROHAN M M / HOSPITAL ET S SEPUL HIERUSAL 1782
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.

The museum specimen

Measurements describe this museum specimen, not a manufacturing standard.

Collection
Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen
Object / accession
18203592 / Ohne Nummer
Specimen weight
8.24 g
Specimen diameter
25 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.

Sources

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