Emmanuel de Rohan · 20 scudi · gold

Magistracy 1775–1797 · Order of St John

This gold 20 scudi is documented in the name of Emmanuel de Rohan. The consulted collection lists an example as 1778, with reference RS#001 KM#312 C#56.2. The documented front shows portrait bust of the grand master. The back uses heraldic arms identifying the ruler or the order. 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
Portrait bust of the Grand Master
Reverse
Heraldic arms identifying the ruler or the Order
Inscriptions
F∗EMMANUEL DE ROHAN M∗ M∗ / HOSPITALIS ET S∗ SEPUL∗ HIERUSAL ∗ 1778 · / S · 20
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#001 KM#312 C#56.2
Specimen date
1778
Specimen weight
16.4 g
Specimen diameter
30.1 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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