Maltese euro coins catalog with values
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Republic of Malta
Reform 2008
Euro=100 euro cents
5 euro 2014
brass
commemorative coin
100 years of WW1
5 EURO / 1914 1918 / WW1 100 ANNIVERSARY / MALTA NURSE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REMEMBERS THE FALLEN / Soldier and WWI nurse assisting wounded
MALTA 2014 / Coat of Arms
Coin value - 10-12 USD
2 euro 2016 (2008- )
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
MALTA 2016
Coin value - 3-4 USD
1 euro 2019 (2008- )
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
MALTA 2019
Coin value - 2-3 USD
50 euro cent 2017 (2008- )
brass
50 EURO CENT
MALTA 2017
Coin value - 1-2 USD
20 euro cent 2019 (2008- )
brass
20 EURO CENT
MALTA 2019
Coin value - <1 USD
10 euro cent 2008 (2008- )
brass
10 EURO CENT
MALTA 2008
Coin value - <1 USD
5 euro cent 2019 (2008- )
copper plated steel
5 EURO CENT
MALTA 2019
Coin value - <1 USD
2 euro cent 2008 (2008- )
copper plated steel
2 EURO CENT
MALTA 2008
Coin value - <1 USD
1 euro cent 2008 (2008- )
copper plated steel
1 EURO CENT
MALTA 2008
Coin value - <1 USD
See also - Maltese commemorative 2 euro
Maltese euro coins description
Republic of Malta
Capital: Valletta Area: 316.0 km2
Population: 416.0 thousand people (2011)
Official languages: Maltese, English
Currency before the introduction of the
euro: Maltese lira = 100 cents
Euro introduction date: January 1, 2008
Head of State: President
Form of government: parliamentary
republic
One year after Malta joined the European
Union (May 1, 2004), the small island nation of Malta joined the European
Financial Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II). It happened on April
29, 2005. When developing the design of the
national side of the Maltese euro coins, it was decided to hold a two-stage
public vote. At the first stage, held from 14 to 29 January 2006,
it was proposed to choose the best from 12 topics in four categories.
According to the results of the telephone
voting, four projects received the most votes:
- • statue of the Baptism of Christ (in the category "Renaissance in Malta"),
- • coat of arms of Malta (in the category "Maltese Identity"),
- • Fort St. Angelo (in the category "Renaissance in Malta"),
- • the temple altar of Mnajdra (in the Prehistoric Malta category).
However, as there were two "finalists" in
the category "Renaissance in Malta" and the theme "Statue of the Baptism of
Christ" received more votes, the option "Fort St. Angelo" had to be abandoned in
favor of the Mnajdra temple altar. As a result, not a single topic got into
the second round from the “Maltese Archipelago” category. Also during the voting, the inhabitants
of the island were asked to name their own design themes for future coins. According
to the results of this survey, the most popular were the Maltese cross and the
poet Dun Karm Psaila (Dun Karm Psaila, 1871-1961). In May 2006, the Maltese artist Noel
Galea Bason (Noel Galea Bason, b. 1955) created four projects that took part in
the second round of voting. In addition to the three winners of the
first round, the Maltese Cross project was included in the second round as one
of those proposed by the public.
During the second phase, held from May 29
to June 9, 2006, it was decided to display three themes on the obverse of the
Maltese euro coins:
- • Maltese cross,
- • coat of arms of Malta,
- • temple altar of Mnajdra.
The project with the theme "Statue of the
Baptism of Christ" received the least number of votes, and therefore did not
make it onto the Maltese euro coins. The Central Bank of Malta released the
final design of the coins on February 19, 2007.
In the nominal row, the topics are
presented according to their popularity in the second round of voting.
On coins of 1, 2 and 5 euro cents, a
fragment of the temple megalithic complex Mnajdra
in the south of Malta, numbering at least 4.5 thousand years, is presented. Mnajdra,
like the other nearby Hagar Qim complex, was built for cult purposes.
The temples of the Mnajdra complex make a
huge contribution to understanding the life of the prehistoric civilization of
Malta and to the general knowledge of the history of European architecture. In 1992, Mnajdra, along with other
megalithic complexes of Malta, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The 10-, 20- and 50-euro cent coins
depict the state emblem of Malta.
The Coat of Arms of Malta in its present
form was adopted by the Act on Emblems and Seals of the Republic of Malta of
1988. It depicts a shield representing the heraldic display of the Maltese flag
and topped with a five-pronged gold tower crown, reminiscent of the historical
role of the island as a sea fortress. The olive and palm branches
surrounding the shield are symbols of peace, reminiscent of the local nature. On
a white ribbon with a red inside, there is the name of the state at the bottom:
REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA.
Bimetallic coins in denominations of 1
and 2 euros are decorated with an eight-pointed Maltese cross - a symbol of the
formerly powerful knightly order of the Hospitallers (later - the Order of
Malta).
The symbol of the eight-pointed cross
comes from the coat of arms of the Italian city of Amalfi, since the natives of
this particular city were the founders of the hospital of St. John
in Jerusalem, which gave rise to the order in the XI century. as a
brotherhood helping the weak and pilgrims.
In the order, the white eight-pointed
cross was considered a symbol of chastity and eight knightly virtues: truth,
sincerity, faith, sinlessness, humility, patience, mercy, justice. For a long time (from the 16th to the
18th centuries) Malta was the headquarters of the Order of Malta.
On 27 February 2007, it was announced
that Malta had formally made a request for the introduction of the euro on the
island. On May 16, 2007, the European Commission and the European
Central Bank confirmed Malta's readiness to switch to a new currency on January
1, 2008. The same decision was made on June 21 of the same year at the EU summit
in Brussels and officially confirmed by the heads of state and government of the
EU.
The first issue of Maltese euro coins,
dated 2008, was minted at the Paris Mint. The minting of coins in
subsequent years was carried out at the Royal Mint of the Netherlands.