Order of the Malta's knight. Part 2.

I bought this coin a few days ago. It's a rather rare coin: 10 grani 1974, mintage - 3000.
"St. John".

 

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Wow! striking coin!

This portrait, with eyes shut, must be after The_Beheading_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist.

Congrats on your acquisition.

 

Thank you, sir!

 

10 grani 1967, copper-zinc-nickel (91% - 8% - 1%), size - 30 mm, weight - 8 g., mintage - 10000 pcs. Fra Angelo de Mojana di Cologna (1962-1988). Minted in Rome.

 

Dang, I looked at that coin and could picture the eyes opening...gave me a chill up my back!!!

 

I have a book on the history of the Hospitallers and the Knights of Malta but have only read parts of it. I have on occasion also seen good quality Crusader coinage and eventually would like to buy one.