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1756 Gold 10 Scudi Order of Malta, Extremely Rare, NGC XF-40

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1756 Gold 10 Scudi Order of Malta, Extremely Rare, NGC XF-40

#1358

An beautiful Extra Fine coin. GRADED AND CERTIFIED BY NGC XF-40.
Very RARE old coin. One year issue. Very RARE condition for this type. Just few coins are certified.
Krause catalog price for this item: $1000 in VG, $2000 in VF, $2500 in XF, 3700 in AUNC

Country:

Malta

Date:

1756, Emmanuel Pinto

Denomination:

10 Scudi

Material:

Gold

Condition:

Extra Fine

Weight:

8.0 g. (0.2160 oz, 0.84 GOLD)

Size:

23 mm

Obverse Design:

John the Baptist with banner

Reverse Design:

Crowned shield

Krause Catalog No:

KM# 270

Additional Comments:

Dom Frei Manuel Pinto da Fonseca (1681 – 23 January 1773) was a Knight of the Langue of Portugal. He was the 68th Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Religion of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem, of Palestine, of Rhodes, and called Malta, from 1741 to 1773. He was a Portuguese Nobleman, the son of Miguel Álvaro Pinto da Fonseca, Alcaide-Mór de Ranhados, and wife Ana Pinto Teixeira. He was elected on 18 January 1741. On 25 May 1743 he gave his name to the then town of Qormi giving it the status of a city (Città Pinto). In 1749, one of his bodyguards, Cassar, refused to join a plot led by Pasha Mustafa to stage a muslim slave revolt. This refusal led to the exposure and suppression of the revolt. This event was then celebrated on every anniversary, 29 June. Pinto created several new noble titles which was greatly resented by some of the older nobles of Malta and gained a reputation for imposing heavy taxes. He expelled the Jesuits from Malta. He completed the Auberge de Castille, one of the most important buildings in the capital city, Valletta, which had been started in 1574 and his bust and arms adorn its façade. Today this building houses the Office of the Prime Minister. He made substantial donations to the Conventual Church, and of the most notable mementos worth mentioning are two large and heavy bells cast by the Master Founder of the Order of St. John, Aloisio Bouchut in 1747 and 48 respectively which still hang in the belfries of the Co-Cathedral. Pinto built several storehouses on the Marina which still bear his name. When he died his body was laid to rest in a monument with a mosaic portrayal of him. This is a major tourist attraction in Malta.