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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 36838, member: 669&quot;]<a href="http://web.idirect.com/~malta/knights.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://web.idirect.com/~malta/knights.htm" rel="nofollow">Click here for an introduction</a> to the fascinating history of this ancient organization.&nbsp; The Italian branch maintains offices in Rome, and claims to be excercising it&#039;s sovereignty by issuing &quot;coins&quot;, the exact status of which is open to argument.&nbsp; Although it has no real territory, it has a much greater claim to legitimacy than many self-proclaimed &quot;governments&quot;.&nbsp; The Order has Permanent Observor status with the U.N., and is recognized as an independent government by a number of countries.&nbsp; The international ham radio community considers the Order to be a &quot;country&quot;&nbsp; as well, even though the International Telecomunications Union has not assigned it any radio stations callsign block.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a lot more <a href="http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malta_knights.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malta_knights.htm" rel="nofollow">interesting stuff here,</a> and at some of the other 300,000+ &quot;hits&quot; on a Google search. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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