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| Coins of the Knight of Malta - 10 Scudi |
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| Gold Coins of the grand masters of the Order of Malta |
Obverse: Bust of Andrew Bertie as Grand Master of the Order of Malta left.
Legend: FR. ANDREAS M.M.H.H. BERTIE
Obverse: Saint John the Baptist standing facing, holding banner in right hand and pointing upwards. Value and date in fields.
Legend: NON . SVRREXIT . MAIOR (Maltese Motto: "Non Greater has Arisen!") / 2005 - 10 SCVDI
References: Friedberg 40.
Weight: 8 gram of Gold (.900)
Diameter: 20 mm
John the Baptist (c. 6 BCE – c. 36 CE) was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. Some scholars maintain that he was influenced by the Essenes, who were semi-ascetic, expected an apocalypse, and practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism, although there is no direct evidence to substantiate this. John is regarded as a prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism.