View source for Malta 1756 5 scudi Fr-37

[[Image:Malta H3040-32981o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3040, lot 32981]]
[[Image:Malta H3040-32981r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage sale 3040, lot 32981]]

This specimen was lot 32981 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $540.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Emmanuel Pinto gold 5 Scudi 1756 AU Polished. A seldom encountered one year type. Most likely placed in jewel[l]ery long ago. Essentially no wear noted." This type was issued 1756 only. Malta, an island between [[Italy]] and Tunisia, was ruled by the Knights of St. John from the 1500's to their ouster by Napoleon in 1798. After Napoleon's fall, the British occupied the island as a base until the 1960's, when Malta became an independent republic. The Knights of St. John, now the Order of Malta, still exist but are based in Rome where they run a hospital. The Maltese used currency derived from their neighbors the Sicilians; 20 grani = 1 tari, 12 tari = 1 scudo.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4 g, .840 fine gold, .108 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 254, Fr-37.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Malta 1741 2 scudi Dav-1599|1741 2 tari]]
* [[Malta 1755 5 grani|1755 5 grani]]
* [[Malta 1756 10 scudi Fr-36|1756 10 scudi]]
* [[Malta 1761 30 tari Dav-1601A|1761 30 tari]]
* [[Malta 1779 5 scudi Fr-45|1779 5 scudi]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1756]]
* return to coins of [[Order of Malta]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3040]]