Maltese euro coins

Designs of Maltese currency

Maltese euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. Malta has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004, and is a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. Malta adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2008, replacing the Maltese lira. For a period of one month until 31 January, there was a dual circulation for Malta where the Euro and Maltese lira were used alongside each other.

## Maltese euro designs

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For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

Depiction of Maltese euro coinage | Obverse side  €0.01  | €0.02  | €0.05

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Mnajdra temple altar
€0.10  | €0.20  | €0.50
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Coat of arms of Malta
€1.00  | €2.00  | €2 Coin Edge
|  |  "2" with a Maltese Cross, repeated 6 times alternately upright and inverted.
The Maltese cross

## Design selection process

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The selection of the designs of the coins was decided by public consultation in two rounds. The first round of the consultation process started on 14 January 2006 and ended on 29 January 2006. During this period the Maltese public could participate in the process by choosing from a total of twelve options, divided into four design themes – Prehistoric Malta, Renaissance Malta, The Maltese Identity and The Maltese Archipelago. Three different options were presented for each theme.[1][2]

The results of the first round voting were The Baptism of Christ in St John’s Co-Cathedral (3498 votes),[1] Malta’s Coat of Arms (2742 votes)[1] and Mnajdra Temple Altar (1872 votes).[1] Another design, The Fort St. Angelo option, received 2037 votes, but was not included as one of the three chosen options, since the Baptism of Christ received the most votes in that theme.

Along with the visual design options, the public was also given several alternative options, which were voted on in the same manner. The first and second most popular suggestions made by the public were the Maltese cross and Dun Karm, respectively on the Maltese euro coin set.[1] The Steering Committee for the adoption of the euro ultimately decided to include the most popular suggestion, the Maltese Cross, with the three chosen by the public.

These four finalists were then sent to a designer (Noel Galea Bason) and four designs were rendered for the second round of voting.

* 1st place:
Maltese cross

* 2nd place:
Maltese coat of arms

* 3rd place:
Mnajdra temple

* 4th place:
Baptism of Christ

During the second phase, running from 29 May until 9 June 2006, the public was asked to choose the actual designs for the euro coins from the four mock ups produced by the designer. The three designs with the highest number of votes would then become the final design for the Maltese face of the euro coin set.

The results of the second round were Maltese cross, followed by the Coat of arms of Malta and the Mnajdra Temples.[3][4]

The Central Bank of Malta released the final designs of the euro coins on 19 February 2007.

On 23 October 2007, the designs were officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union.[5]

## Mintage quantities

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Face Value [6] | €0.01  | €0.02  | €0.05  | €0.10  | €0.20  | €0.50  | €1.00  | €2.00

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2008  | 10,000,000  | 36,000,000  | 34,000,000  | 41,000,000  | 40,000,000  | 15,000,000  | 14,000,000  | 10,000,000
2009  | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | *
2010  | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,000,000
2011  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000
2012  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000  | 50,000
2013  | 11,000,000  | 7,500,000  | 10,000,000  | * | * | 3,000,000  | * | 3,660,250
2014  | 25,000  | 25,000  | 25,000  | 25,000  | 25,000  | 25,000  | 25,000  | 25,000
2015  | * | 3,100,000  | 12,000,000  | * | * | * | * | *
2016  | 250,000  | 250,000  | 250,000  | 200,000  | 200,000  | 200,000  | 125,000  | 125,000
2017  | 6,000,000  | * | 4,500,000  | 2,500,000  | * | 2,500,000  | 2,000,000  | *
2018  | 21,000,000  | 10,000,000  | * | * | * | * | * | *
2019  | 5,000,000  | * | 10,500,000  | 7,000,000  | 3,500,000  | 2,500,000  | 2,500,000  | *
2020  | * | 4,000,000  | 2,000,000  | 2,500,000  | 1,500,000  | 1,000,000  | 1,500,000  | *
2021  | 6,500,000  | 7,000,000  | 4,600,000  | 3,100,000  | 2,500,000  | 1,200,000  | 1,100,000  | *
2022  | 4,000,000  | 4,900,000  | 3,600,000  | 1,100,000  | 1,000,000  | * | * | *
2023  | * | * | 3,300,000  | 2,300,000  | 1,800,000  | 500,000  | 1,000,000  | *

* No coins were minted that year for that denomination
** Data not available yet
*** Small quantities minted for sets only

### Mints

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2008, 2016-2018: France[7]
2010-2015: Netherlands[7] 2019-present:?

## Identifying marks

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Main article: Identifying marks on euro coins

National Identifier | "MALTA"

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Mint Mark | F (only the coins minted in France)
Engravers Initials | 1,2, 5 cent NGB
€2 Edge inscription |

## €2 commemorative coins

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Main article: €2 commemorative coins

### Maltese constitutional history

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Year | Number | Design

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2011 | 1 | First Election of Representatives in 1849[8]
2012 | 2 | Majority Representation in 1887[9]
2013 | 3 | Establishment of Self-Government in 1921[10][11]
2014 | 4 | Independence from Britain in 1964[12][11]
2015 | 5 | Proclamation of the Republic of Malta in 1974

### Maltese Prehistoric Sites

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Year | Number | Design

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2016 | 1 | Ġgantija
2017 | 2 | Ħaġar Qim
2018 | 3 | Mnajdra
2019 | 4 | Ta' Ħaġrat Temples
2020 | 5 | Skorba Temples
2021 | 6 | Tarxien Temples
2022 | 7 | Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni

### From Children in Solidarity

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Featuring the Role of the Malta Community Chest Fund in Society.

Year | Number | Design

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2016 | 1 | Solidarity through love
2017 | 2 | Solidarity and peace
2018 | 3 | Cultural heritage
2019 | 4 | Nature and Environment
2020 | 5 | Children's games

### Maltese Walled Cities

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Year | Number | Design

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2024 | 1 | The Cittadella

## Other commemorative coins (Collectors' coins)

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Main articles: Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Malta) and Euro gold and silver commemorative coins

Malta joined the Eurozone in 2008 and they have minted several collectors' coins in silver and gold.[13] Their face value range from 10 to 50 euro. This is mainly done as a legacy of old national practice of minting gold and silver coins. These coins are not intended to be used as means of payment, so they do not circulate.

## See also

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* Malta portal
* Money portal
* Numismatics portal

* Malta in the European Union

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Maltese National Euro Changeover Committee: Choose a Maltese Face For the Euro". 2 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
2. ^ "Maltese Euro Coins Selection Process". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
3. ^ "Designs for Maltese Euro coins chosen". maltamedia.com. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
4. ^ "The National Euro Changeover Committee". mfin.gov.mt. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
5. ^ "New national sides of euro circulation coins" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2008.
6. ^ "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
7. ^ a b "- Central Bank of Malta".
8. ^ "2 Euro Malta 2011". 2-euromunten.nl. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
9. ^ "2 euro: 1887 Majority Representation". coin-database.com. September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
10. ^ "Euro Coin Mintage". euro-auflagen.de. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
11. ^ a b "euroHOBBY". Myeurohobby.eu. 18 June 2012.
12. ^ "2 Euro malta 2014". 2-euromunten.nl. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
13. ^ "euroHOBBY - for Euro Coins and Banknotes Collectors". Eurocollection.ning.com. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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