2 Euro The Maltese Ox

Features

Issuer	Malta
Period	Republic (1974-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2025
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 ↑↑
Issued	2025
Number	N# 470460
References	KM# 281 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Serie Native Species; The Maltese Ox

Series: Maltese Native Species

Obverse

The Maltese Ox grazing on a field.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IL-GENDUS MALTI
MALTA
2025
MAF

Translation: The Maltese Ox

Designer: Maria Anna Frisone

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 ✠✠

Mint

Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)

Comments

The Maltese Ox is a species of cow native to the Maltese islands. The etchings of bulls on some of the masonry in local prehistoric temples provide proof that the Maltese native cow is a species that dates back to the prehistoric age. The domesticated Maltese cow served as a source of muscle power rather than food. They are extremely thin and fat-free, therefore not good for the meat industry but provided the necessary power to carry large objects and plow fields when tractors and modern machinery waren’t available. They played a key role in the construction of the nearby churches and temples. These animals are really peaceful, quiet and really resistant to the sun, which comes in abundance in Malta.

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2025 Malta Coincard (The Maltese Ox)

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Date	Mintage	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2025	100 000	$ 15	$ 15		76%
2025	40 000		$ 27	BU Coincard	33%

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