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MALTA EMMANUEL PINTO F. EMMANVEL PINTO - Mr. M....

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MALTA EMMANUEL PINTO F. EMMANVEL PINTO - Mr. M. H. S. 1757. Shield crowned between a palm and a twig. R/NO / SURREXIT MAIOR. Saint John standing on the right holding a banner. At his feet, a lamb. T. XXX. Ecu of 30 silver tari 1757 Valletta. Very beautiful/T.B. Republic of Malta is an island state with Valletta as its capital. Situated in the Mediterranean Sea about 100 km south of Sicily, 300 km east of Tunisia and 350 km north of Libya, its strategic location has earned it the covetousness of many civilizations through the ages. Emmanuel Pinto da Fonseca was born on 24 May 1681 in Lamego (Portugal) and died on 24 January 1773 in Valletta. 68th Grand Master of the Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem from 18 January 1741 until his death.