The modern piece will be fitted with a hand-sewn alligator strap and fastened with 18-carat gold shaped like the Maltese cross.

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In 1883, he spent a fortnight in Little Missouri in Dakota, where he bagged a bison and bought a stake in the Maltese Cross, the first of his two cattle ranches.

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Before taking a freekick, the Maltese boy made the sign of the cross, a gesture mocked by his North African friend.

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