Help Identifying This Coin - Maltese?

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Dave The Hat New Member United Kingdom 15 Posts	Posted 03/14/2014 10:13 am Hi everybody, Found a couple of older coins in my grandfathers collection that I can find absolutely no information on. This one was wrapped up in an old piece of paper, and all I can make out is the words 'Maltese' and "200 years old" and then something about an "order". Is it even a coin? Only these symbols on one side, the other side is blank Report this Post to the Staff

Dave The Hat New Member United Kingdom 15 Posts	Posted 03/14/2014 10:25 am Here is the second coin. I apologise I can not get any clearer picture than this, it is such a small coin and quite faded. It was wrapped up in a piece of paper also and all I can make out is "1829"....i think I can read the words "German" on the paper and "half a farthing" though not 100% certain. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/14/2014 12:28 pm The "order" is the Order of Malta, that countermarked its copper. Yours has the marks of the Grand Masters Emmanuel Pinto and Emmanuel de Rohan: http://members.iinet.net.au/~jagatt...e-of-KOM.htm Edited by philadelphian 03/14/2014 12:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/14/2014 12:39 pm And does anyone else see a off center strike of an Ottoman tughra in the first pic of the second coin? Like this 10 para of Mustafa III? Edited by philadelphian 03/14/2014 12:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dave The Hat New Member United Kingdom 15 Posts	Posted 03/14/2014 12:53 pm Thanks Philadlephian you're a fountain of knowledge! It was very interesting reading about the Maltese coin. Do you think it has any value? Report this Post to the Staff
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