2 Euros The arrival of the French in Malta
Features
| Issuer |
Malta
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Malta (Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta) |
| Period |
Republic (1974-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Value | 2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.32 |
| Currency | Euro (2008-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni) |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Diameter | 25.75 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 369514 |
| References | KM# 243 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
225th Anniversary Arrival of the French in Malta
Obverse
The design depicts a personification of the French Republic as depicted on the official letterheads of the period. At the left-hand side is the inscription ‘225th ANNIVERSARY’ followed from the top to the right, in semi-circle, by the inscription ‘ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH IN MALTA’. At the bottom is the year of issuance ‘2023’. The inscriptions ‘Liberté’ (Freedom) and ‘Egalité’ (Equality) are at the left and right side of the image, respectively. At the top left of the inscription ‘Egalité’ are the years ‘1798-2023’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
225th ANNIVERSARY ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH IN MALTA
1798 – 2023
Liberté Egalité
2023
NGB
Designer: Noel Galea Bason
Reverse
A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2 EURO
LL
Designer: Luc Luycx
Edge
The sequence "2✠✠" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted
Lettering: 2 ✠✠ ﺡ ✠✠ 2 ✠✠ ﺡ ✠✠ 2 ✠✠ ﺡ ✠✠
© albinh (CC BY-NC-SA)
Mint
Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)Comments
In June 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte ended the rule of the Order of St John in Malta. During his short stay in Malta, Napoleon established a Republican Government and issued a thorough reform of laws and institutions of Malta. Amongst other things, slavery and the privileges of nobility were abolished. A lay state was established, and the court of the Inquisition was closed. At the time, the far-reaching reforms were not universally accepted by the Maltese, and it was not long before they rebelled.
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| 2023 | 5 000 | $ 23 | 7% | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 80 500 | $ 30 | Coincard | 93% | |||||||||||
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