Medal - Naval exploits against the Turks
Features
| Location |
Malta
 |
|---|---|
| Grandmaster |
Order of Hospitallers › Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (1722-1736)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 1729 |
| Composition | Brąz |
| Weight | 224.10 g |
| Diameter | 97.77 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Number | N# 478486 |
| References | Schembri# 209/7 Henry Calleja Schembri; 1910. Coins and Medals of the Knights of Malta (2nd Edition). Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, United Kingdom. , Börner# 1513 Lore Börner; 1997. Die italienischen Medaillen der Renaissance und des Barock (1450 - 1750) / Volume 5: Bestandskataloge des Münzkabinetts Berlin = The Italian Medals of the Renaissance and Baroque (1450 - 1750). Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. Fiorenza Vannel, Giuseppe Toderi; 2006. Medaglie Italiane del Museo Nazionale del Bargello / Volume 3: III Secolo XVIII = Italian Medals of the National Museum of Bargello. Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, Italy. Arthur Lamas; 1916. Medalhas portuguesas e estrangeiras referentes a Portugal / Volume I. Parte I: Medalhas Comemorativas: Memória histórica e descriptiva = Portuguese Medals and foreign medals related to Portugal. Adolpho de Mendonça, Lisbon, Portugal. |
Commemorative issue
(en) Naval Victories over the Ottoman Empire
Obverse
(en) Bust of Grand Master Vilhena in high relief facing right surrounded by lettering.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
F. D. AN. MANOEL . DE. VILHENA. M. M.
MDCCXXIX.
Reverse
(en) Grandmaster Vilhena stands over Ottoman armour as he receives a helmet and gilted sword from the personified Catholic religion atop of an altar with two angels
Script: łaciński
Lettering: INSIGNIS GLORIA FACTI
Comments
(en)
During Grandmaster Vilhena's 14 year reign the naval war againts the North African infidels and Ottomans never stopped, with big success for Malta. This was acknowledged by Pope Benedict XIII which gifted Vilhena a silver gilt sword and a velvet casque embroidered in gold and enriched with pearls. This was seen as a significant acknowledgement by Vilhena, who commissioned this medal to commemorate this event.
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Numisma Auction 119 Lot 109 
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25 Sep 2019 |
USD 987.37
(EUR 850.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numisma Leilões | |||||
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Künker Auction 289 Lot 1934
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14 Mar 2017 |
USD 13 939.32
(EUR 12 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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iNumis December 2012 Auction Lot 470
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11 Dec 2012 |
USD 1916.66
(EUR 1650.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © iNumis | |||||
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