Maltese pataca
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The pataca of Malta
was a large copper
coin
minted during the 16th century and 17th century as fiduciary coin. This coin was first minted during the reign of Grand Master Fra Jean de la Vallette just after the Siege of Malta 1565. The last minting dates the reign of Grandmaster Fra Jean de Lascaris. The inscription on the coin was the following: "Not Money but Trust".
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
was a large copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
coin
Coin
A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....
minted during the 16th century and 17th century as fiduciary coin. This coin was first minted during the reign of Grand Master Fra Jean de la Vallette just after the Siege of Malta 1565. The last minting dates the reign of Grandmaster Fra Jean de Lascaris. The inscription on the coin was the following: "Not Money but Trust".