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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2664108, member: 81887&quot;]Just to clarify, this is not from the official government of Malta, this is from the Order of Malta.&nbsp; The Order of Malta is descended from the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, aka the Knights Hospitalliers, an order of crusading knights that was established in 1099 AD.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t actually rule over any territory anymore (they were once based on Malta but eventually were forced out), but it continues to mint &quot;coins&quot; which are sold to help finance hospitals and clinics which the Order runs in various places around the world. The modern Order gets its quasi-independent legitimacy from the Vatican, hence the strongly religious theme of its coins.&nbsp; Well, that and the fact that they are technically a bunch of crusading knights.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know about this piece specifically,. but hopefully that info will help.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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