From 1310 until 1522 the Order of St John resided on Rhodes, an island they had occupied through force. While on the island they minted their own coinage, usually a royal privilege. This was a statement of the Order’s sovereignty over the island.
Metcalf, David Michael. Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. London: Royal Numismatic Society, 1995. Pages 302 - 304
Exhibition history
1565 - The Great Siege of Malta, Heritage Malta, 5 September 2015-6 December 2015