Knights Templar Coins - Black

Knights Templar Coin - Black

Deus Vult - Gold tone.

~40mm diameter ~3mm thickness

Shield side

The motto of the Knights Templar is:

Non nobis Demine non nobis sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam

Not unto us O Lord not unto us but to your Name give glory

[Psalm 115: verse1]

"Pauperes commilitones Christi Tembleque Solomonic hierosalemitanis", which means "The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon"

Seal side

The back of the coin has the Geoffroy de Vichier version of traditional seal of the knights templar with two knights riding a single mount (Hugues de Payens & Godfrey de Saint - Omer) It has the latin engraving "Sigillum Militum Xpisti" which stands for "Seal of the army of Christ"