Commemorative coins of Malta

Malta since its independence in 1964 from the United Kingdom it has issued several commemorative coins denominated in the Maltese Lira. In 1972, as soon as the Maltese placed aside their former colonial’s currency, the British pound and adopted the Maltese lira, Malta issued the first commemorative coin denominated in the Maltese lira. The Jean De La Valette commemorative coins issued in 2007 were the last Maltese commemorative coins to be denominated in the Maltese lira as Malta joined the eurozone on the 1st of January, 2008. Most of the coins issued by Malta are made up of gold or silver and sometimes of Copper and Nickel alloys. ^[1][2]

See also: Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Malta)

1971 Coinage

These were the first commemorative coins to be issued by Malta and denominated in the Maltese Lira

• 1972 Manoel Dimech (Manwel Dimech) Silver Lm1
• 1972 Fort St. Angelo (Forti Sant' Anġlu) Silver Lm2
• 1972 Hand-held Torch over map of Malta Gold Lm5
• 1972 Maltese stone charcoal stove (Kenur) Gold Lm10
• 1972 Merill - Malta's National Bird Gold Lm20

1972 Coinage

• 1972 Neptune Statue (Nettunu) Gold Lm50

1973 Coinage

• 1973 Sir Temi Zammit Silver Lm1
• 1973 Mdina Gate (Bieb l-Imdina) Silver Lm2
• 1973 Watch Tower (Torri tal-Għassa) Gold Lm10
• 1973 Dolphin Fountain (Funtana tad-Dniefel) Gold Lm20
• 1973 Auberge de Castille (Berġa ta' Kastilja) Gold Lm50

1974 Coinage

• 1974 Francesco Giovanni Abela (Ġan Franġisk Abela) Silver Lm2
• 1974 Cottonera Gate (Bieb Kottoner) Silver Lm4
• 1974 Widnet il-Baħar Gold Lm10
• 1974 Gozo Boat with lateen sails (Dgħajsa tal-Latini) Gold Lm20
• 1974 First Romano Maltese Coin Gold Lm50

1975 Coinage

• 1975 Alfonso Maria Galea Silver Lm2
• 1975 St Agatha's Tower (Torri ta' Sant' Agata) at Qammiegħ Silver Lm4
• 1975 Maltese Falcon Gold Lm10
• 1975 The Fresh Water Crab (Qabru) Gold Lm20
• 1975 Ornamental Stone Balcony (Gallarija tal-Ġebel) Gold Lm50

1976 Coinage

• 1976 Ġużè Ellul Mercer Silver Lm2
• 1976 Fort Manoel Gate (Bieb il-Forti Manwel) Silver Lm4
• 1976 Swallow Tail Butterfly (Farfett tal-Fejġel) Gold Lm10
• 1976 Kanġu ta' Filfla Gold Lm20
• 1976 Ornamental Maltese door knocker (Ħabbata) Gold Lm50

1977 Coinage

• 1977 Kelb tal-Fenek Silver Lm1
• 1977 Luigi Preziosi Silver Lm2
• 1977 Xarolla Windmill (Il-Mitħna ta' Xarolla) at Żurrieq Silver Lm5
• 1977 Romano - Maltese Coin Gold Lm25
• 1977 L-Imnara : Maltese Lamp Gold Lm50
• 1977 Les Gavroches' Gold Lm100

1979 Coinage

• 1979 Foreign Military Facilities in Malta Silver Lm1

1981 Coinage

• 1981 First World Food Day (Jum Dinji tal-Ikel) Silver Lm2
• 1981 UN Children's Fund (Fonti tal-ĠM għat-Tfal) Silver Lm5

1983 Coinage

• 1983 Understanding Gold Lm100
• 1983 Architectural Barriers Silver Lm5

1984 Coinage

• 1984 First World Fisheries Conference Silver Lm5
• 1984 Wignacourt (1844), Tigre (1839), Providenza (1848), Strangier (1813) Silver Lm5
• 1984 Decade for Women Silver Lm5

1985 Coinage

• 1985 Malta - 1862 Silver Lm5
• 1985 Maria Dacoutros - 1902 Silver Lm5
• 1985 Tagliaferro - 1882 Silver Lm5
• 1985 L'Isle Adam - 1883 Silver Lm5

1986 Coinage

• 1986 Dwejra II - 1969 Silver Lm5
• 1986 Knight of Malta - 1929 Silver Lm5
• 1986 Saver - 1943 Silver Lm5
• 1986 Valletta City - 1917 Silver Lm5

1988 Coinage

• 1988 20th Anniversary CBM Silver Lm5

1989 Coinage

• 1989 25th Anniversary of Malta's Independence Gold Lm100
• 1989 25th Anniversary of Malta's Independence Silver Lm2

1990 Coinage

• 1990 Visit to Malta Pope John Paul II Silver Lm5
• 1990 EEC - Malta Association Agreement Silver Lm5

1991 Coinage

• 1991 Save the Children Fund Silver Lm5

1992 Coinage

• 1992 George Cross Silver Lm5
• 1992 George Cross Gold Lm25

1993 Coinage

• 1993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Gold Lm25
• 1993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Silver Lm5
• 1993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Cu Ni Lm1
• 1993 25th Anniversary of CBM Silver Lm5
• 1993 University of Malta Silver Lm5
• 1993 World Cup 1994 Silver Lm5

1994 Coinage

• 1994 Valletta Silver Lm5

1995 Coinage

• 1995 UN 50th Anniversary Silver Lm5

1996 Coinage

• 1996 Olympic Games Silver Lm5

1997 Coinage

• 1997 UNICEF for the Children of the World Silver Lm5

1998 Coinage

• 1998 30th Anniversary of CBM Silver Lm5
• 1998 200th Anniversary Revolt Maltese vs French Silver Lm5

1999 Coinage

• 1999 Mattia Preti Silver Lm5

2000 Coinage

• 2000 Millennium Coin Silver Lm5

2001 Coinage

• 2001 Enrico Mizzi Silver Lm5

2002 Coinage

• 2002 Xprunara Gold Lm10
• 2002 Nicolò Isouard Silver Lm5

2003 Coinage

• 2003 Sir Adriano Dingli Silver Lm5

2004 Coinage

Malta joined the European Union on 1st of May 2004, to commemorate this, Malta issued a gold commemorative coin with a face value of Lm25

• 2004 Malta's Accession to the European Union Gold Lm25
• 2004 Giuseppe Calì Silver Lm5

2006 Coinage

• 2006 Sir Temi Zammit Silver Lm5

2007 Coinage

These were the last Maltese commemorative coins to be denominated in the Maltese lira

• 2007 Jean De La Valette Silver Lm5
• 2007 Jean De La Valette Gold Lm25

2008 Coinage

These were the first Maltese commemorative coins denominated in euro

See also

External links

• The €uro Coins Collection Network

References

1. ^ Commemorative Coins Issued from 1972
2. ^ http://eurocoinscollectionmalta.freehostia.com