Since introducing its own currency in 1972

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

has issued a number of commemorative coins. The Jean De La Valette commemorative coins issued in 2007 were the last commemorative coins to be denominated in the Maltese lira as Malta joined the

eurozone The euro area, commonly called eurozone (EZ), is a currency union of 19 member states of the European Union (EU) that have adopted the euro (€) as their primary currency and sole legal tender, and have thus fully implemented EMU policies ...

on 1 January 2008. Most of the commemorative coins issued by Malta were struck in

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...

silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

and sometimes in

Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

and

Nickel Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow to ...

alloys An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal. Unlike chemical compounds with metallic bases, an alloy will retain all the properties of a metal in the resulting material, such as electrical conductivity, ductility, ...

1972 Coinage

These were the first commemorative coins to be issued by Malta. *1972

Manwel Dimech Manwel Dimech, also known as Manuel Dimech (25 December 1860 – 17 April 1921) was a Maltese socialist, philosopher, journalist, writer, poet and social revolutionary. Born in Valletta and brought up in extreme poverty and illiteracy, Dimech spe ...

Silver £M 1 *1972

Fort St. Angelo Fort St. Angelo ( mt, Forti Sant'Anġlu or ''Fortizza Sant'Anġlu'') is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the ''Castrum Maris'' ( en, C ...

(Forti Sant' Anġlu) Silver £M 2 *1972 Hand-held Torch over map of Malta Gold £M 5 *1972 Maltese stone charcoal stove (Kenur) Gold £M 10 *1972 Merill - Malta's National Bird Gold £M 20 *1972 Neptune Statue (Nettunu) Gold £M 50

1973 Coinage

*1973 Sir

Temi Zammit Sir Themistocles "Temi" Zammit (or Żammit; 30 September 1864 – 2 November 1935) was a Maltese archaeologist and historian, professor of chemistry, medical doctor, researcher and writer. He served as Rector (1920–26) of the Royal Univer ...

Silver £M 1 *1973

Mdina Gate Mdina Gate ( mt, Il-Bieb tal-Imdina), also known as the Main Gate or the Vilhena Gate, is the main gate into the fortified city of Mdina, Malta. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the ...

(Bieb l-Imdina) Silver £M 2 *1973

Senglea Senglea ( mt, L-Isla ), also known by its title Città Invicta (or Civitas Invicta), is a fortified city in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittorios ...

vedette (Gardjola) Gold £M 10 *1973 Dolphin Fountain (Funtana tad-Dniefel) Gold £M 20 *1973

Auberge de Castille The Auberge de Castille ( mt, Berġa ta' Kastilja) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. The auberge is located at Castile Place, close to Saint James Cavalier, the Malta Stock Exchange, and the Upper Barrakka Gardens. It sits at the highest poin ...

(Berġa ta' Kastilja) Gold £M 50

1974 Coinage

*1974 Francesco Giovanni Abela ( Ġan Franġisk Abela) Silver £M 2 *1974

Cottonera The Three Cities ( mt, It-Tlett Ibliet) is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Birgu, Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua in Malta. The oldest of the Three Cities is Vittoriosa, which has existed since prior to the Middle A ...

Gate (Bieb Kottoner) Silver £M 4 *1974 Widnet il-Baħar Gold £M 10 *1974

Gozo boat The Gozo boat ( mt, Dgħajsa ta' Għawdex, tal-latini, tat-tagħbija, tal-pass or ) was a type of Settee (sail), settee-rigged boat originating from Malta. Gozo boats were the main means of transport across the Gozo Channel between Gozo and the M ...

with lateen sails (Dgħajsa tal-Latini) Gold £M 20 *1974 First Romano Maltese Coin Gold £M 50

1975 Coinage

The 1975 coins were minted twice, with different coats of arms on the reverse. *1975 Alfonso Maria Galea Silver £M 2 *1975 St Agatha's Tower (Torri ta' Sant' Agata) at Qammiegħ Silver £M 4 *1975 Maltese Falcon Gold £M 10 *1975 The Fresh Water Crab (Qabru) Gold £M 20 *1975 Ornamental Stone Balcony (Gallarija tal-Ġebel) Gold £M 50

1976 Coinage

*1976

Ġużè Ellul Mercer Ġużè Ellul Mercer (22 March 1897 – 22 September 1961) was a Maltese author, journalist and politician. He joined the Labour Party (PL) and he started his parliamentary career in 1924. He was subsequently elected Member of Parliament at t ...

Silver £M 2 *1976

Fort Manoel Fort Manoel ( mt, Forti Manoel or ''Fortizza Manoel'') is a star fort on Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta. It was built in the 18th century by the Order of Saint John, during the reign of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, after whom it i ...

Gate (Bieb il-Forti Manwel) Silver £M 4 *1976 Swallow Tail Butterfly (Farfett tal-Fejġel) Gold £M 10 *1976 Kanġu ta'

Filfla Filfla is a small, mostly barren, uninhabited islet south of Malta, and is the most southerly point of the Maltese Archipelago. ''filflu'' (or ''filfluu''), a small rocky islet some southwest of Filfla,

Gold £M 20 *1976 Ornamental Maltese door knocker (Ħabbata) Gold £M 50

1977 Coinage

*1977 Kelb tal-Fenek Silver £M 1 *1977

Luigi Preziosi Count Sir Luigi Preziosi (29 July 1888 – 30 July 1965) was a Maltese politician and a doctor who specialized in ophthalmology. He was mostly known for devising an original operation for the treatment of glaucoma in 1924, which remained in us ...

Silver £M 2 *1977 Xarolla Windmill (Il-Mitħna ta' Xarolla) at

Żurrieq Żurrieq ( mt, Iż-Żurrieq ) is a town in the Southern Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and it has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014. The first documentation about it being a parish dates back to ...

Silver £M 5 *1977 Romano - Maltese Coin Gold £M 25 *1977 L-Imnara : Maltese Lamp Gold £M 50 *1977

Les Gavroches ''Les Gavroches'' is a bronze sculpture by Antonio Sciortino, depicting Parisian street children inspired by Gavroche from the 1862 Victor Hugo novel ''Les Misérables''. The statue was cast in 1904, and for most of the 20th century it was displ ...

' Gold £M 100

1979 Coinage

*1979 Foreign Military Facilities in Malta Silver £M 1

1981 Coinage

*1981 First World Food Day (Jum Dinji tal-Ikel) Silver £M 2 *1981 UN Children's Fund (Fonti tal-ĠM għat-Tfal) Silver £M 5

1983 Coinage

*1983 Understanding Gold £M 100 *1983 Architectural Barriers Silver £M 5

1984 Coinage

*1984 First World Fisheries Conference Silver £M 5 *1984 Wignacourt (1844), Tigre (1839), Providenza (1848), Strangier (1813) Silver £M 5 *1984 Decade for Women Silver £M 5

1985 Coinage

*1985 Malta - 1862 Silver £M 5 *1985 Maria Dacoutros - 1902 Silver £M 5 *1985 Tagliaferro - 1882 Silver £M 5 *1985 L'Isle Adam - 1883 Silver £M 5

1986 Coinage

*1986 Dwejra II - 1969 Silver Lm 5 *1986

Knight of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...

- 1929 Silver Lm 5 *1986 Saver - 1943 Silver Lm 5 *1986 Valletta City - 1917 Silver Lm 5

1988 Coinage

*1988 20th Anniversary CBM Silver Lm 5

1989 Coinage

*1989 25th Anniversary of Malta's Independence Gold Lm 100 *1989 25th Anniversary of Malta's Independence Silver Lm 2

1990 Coinage

*1990 Visit to Malta Pope John Paul II Silver Lm 5 *1990 EEC - Malta Association Agreement Silver Lm 5

1991 Coinage

*1991 Save the Children Fund Silver Lm 5

1992 Coinage

*1992 George Cross Silver Lm 5 *1992 George Cross Gold Lm 25

1993 Coinage

*1993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Gold Lm 25 *1993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Silver Lm 5 *1993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Cu Ni Lm 1 *1993 25th Anniversary of CBM Silver Lm 5 *1993 University of Malta Silver Lm 5 *1993 World Cup 1994 Silver Lm 5

1994 Coinage

*1994 Valletta Silver Lm 5

1995 Coinage

*1995 UN 50th Anniversary Silver Lm 5

1996 Coinage

*1996 Olympic Games Silver Lm 5

1997 Coinage

*1997 UNICEF for the Children of the World Silver Lm 5

1998 Coinage

*1998 30th Anniversary of CBM Silver Lm 5 *1998 200th Anniversary Revolt Maltese vs French Silver Lm 5

1999 Coinage

*1999 Mattia Preti Silver Lm 5

2000 Coinage

*2000 Millennium Coin Silver Lm 5

2001 Coinage

*2001 Enrico Mizzi Silver Lm 5

2002 Coinage

*2002 Xprunara Gold Lm 10 *2002 Nicolò Isouard Silver Lm 5

2003 Coinage

*2003 Sir Adriano Dingli Silver Lm 5

2004 Coinage

Malta joined the European Union on 1 May 2004, to commemorate this, Malta issued a gold commemorative coin with a face value of Lm 25 *2004 Malta's Accession to the European Union Gold Lm 25 *2004 Giuseppe Calì Silver Lm 5

2006 Coinage

*2006 Sir Temi Zammit Silver Lm 5

2007 Coinage

These were the last Maltese commemorative coins of the Maltese lira *2007 Jean De La Valette Silver Lm 5 *2007 Jean De La Valette Gold Lm 25

Since 2008

Malta: Silver 10 euro coins

References

External links

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