3rd series - Giovanni Francesco Abela
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1974
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3rd series - Giovanni Francesco Abela
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Giovanni Francesco Abela was born in Valletta in 1582. He was appointed Auditor by Grand Master de Paule, later becoming Chaplain and Vice Chancellor of the Order of St John. Abela is credited with creating the first historical museum in Malta, which was located at his house in Marsa. Many of Abela's artefacts still exist in the collections held by the National Museum of Archaeology. In 1647 Abela wrote the famous "Della Descrittione di Malta isola nel Mare Siciliano: con le sue antichità, ed altre notizie", which is still considered an important source of historical information on Malta. Abela died in 1655 and is buried in St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta.
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Type
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Denomination
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Diameter (mm)
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Gross Weight (g)
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Finesse
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Designer
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Mint
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Mintage
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Silver
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Lm2
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32
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10
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0.987
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Pietro Giampaoli
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Malta Mint
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