© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
1 Tari - Alof de Wignacourt
1619 year| Copper | 2.15 g | 24 mm |
| Issuer | Malta |
|---|---|
| Grandmaster | Order of Hospitallers › Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1619 |
| Value | 1 Tari (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Scudo (1530-1825) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.15 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#294998 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Two clasped hands, fleur-de-lys flanked by two small stars surmounting date above, value below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
☩ NON ⭑ AES ⭑ SED ⭑ FIDES ⭑
1619
⭑ T ⭑ I ⭑
Translation: Not money ,but trust.
Interesting fact
The 1 Tari - Alof de Wignacourt 1619 coin from Malta features a unique design element - a Maltese cross, which is a symbol of the Order of Saint John (also known as the Knights Hospitaller), a medieval military order that ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798.
