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The Maltese euro coins are the coins of the common European currency euro put into circulation by Malta .

Malta joined Exchange Rate Mechanism II on April 29, 2005, so the euro could be introduced on January 1, 2008. On February 27, 2007 it was announced that Malta had officially applied for the introduction of the euro. In 2006 one of the most important criteria, new household indebtedness, was 2.8 percent of gross domestic product. On May 16, 2007, the EU Commission and the European Central Bank announced that Malta would be able to introduce the euro on January 1, 2008. This decision was officially confirmed by the heads of state and government of the EU on June 21, 2007 at the EU summit in Brussels . On January 1, 2008, Malta introduced the euro.

Design of the coins

The first vote on the motifs on the euro coins from Malta took place in January 2006. A total of twelve topics from four different areas were available (Maltese history, Renaissance, identity and archeology). The three best-placed motifs from three different areas should be included in the further selection.

On February 2, 2006, the National Bank announced the result of the vote:

1st place: the statue "Baptism of Christ" (Maltese Renaissance ),

2nd place: the coat of arms of Malta (Maltese identity),

3rd place: Fort St. Angelo (Maltese Renaissance),

4th place: the Mnajdra temple complex ( Maltese history ).

Since the first and third place belong to the Renaissance, the third-placed motif, Fort St. Angelo, was ruled out for the Maltese euro coins. Instead, the motif with the Mnajdra temple complex was chosen.

By the end of May 2006, specific drafts were made on the selected topics, as well as a fourth draft with the image of the eight-pointed cross of Malta . In the second selection process that followed, the Maltese cross in front of the coat of arms of Malta and the Mnajdra temple complex emerged as the winner. The coin designer Noel Galea Bason (Signet: NGB ) combined the Mnajdra motif with a frieze decoration from the southern Tarxien Temple , which could represent a spiral tree of life . The baptism of Christ came fourth and is therefore not depicted on the Maltese euro coins.

According to the heraldic rules of tinging , the color red contained in the coat of arms - in addition to white - is represented by hatching on the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins. The concentric hatching around the stars, on the other hand, has no color meaning. In the case of the 1 and 2 euro coins, the coin core is hatched vertically, with the exception of the Maltese cross, which is white on a red background.

The Maltese euro coins are minted in the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Pessac , recognizable by the letter F in the lowest star.

Illustrations of the Maltese euro coins | National side

€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05
Mnajdra temple complex
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
Maltese coat of arms
1.00 €	€ 2.00	Edge of the € 2 coin
Maltese cross		“2” with “ ” (two Maltese crosses), a total of six times, alternately upright and turned by 180 °.

Currency conversion

The introduction of cash comprised 41.5 million new euro banknotes to be introduced to the value of 800 million euros and 140 million Maltese euro coins to the value of 40 million euros. The French Mint in Paris received the order to mint the Maltese euro coins, while the country's banknotes were supplied by the Italian central bank.

2 euro commemorative coins

→ Main article: 2 euro commemorative coins

No.	image	Issue date image reference	occasion	Official Journal reference	Edition
1		January 5, 2009	10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro 16 joint edition		700,000
2		17th October 2011	First elected MPs - 1849 1st coin in the Constitutional History series		405,000
3		March 30, 2012	10th anniversary of the introduction of euro cash Euro 17 joint issue Note : instead of the normal edge embossing with Maltese crosses [ ] with stars		500,000
4th		20th August 2012	Majority Suffrage - 1887 2nd coin in the Constitutional History series		405,000
5		June 24, 2013	Self-government - Constitution of 1921 3rd coin in the series Verfassungsgeschichte		542,500
6th		3rd June 2014	Independence from Great Britain 1964 4th coin in the Constitutional History series		432,500
7th		July 16, 2014	200 years of the Maltese police		300,000
8th		May 25, 2015	First flight from Malta		325,000
9		23rd June 2015	Proclamation of the Republic of Malta 1974 5th coin in the Constitutional History series		435,000
10		December 18, 2015	30th anniversary of the EU flag Euro-19 joint issue		300,000
11		22nd August 2016	Temple of Ġgantija 1st coin in the Prehistoric Sites series		410,000
12		5th December 2016	Solidarity through love 1st coin in the series From children with solidarity		380,000
13		May 31, 2017	Temple of Ħaġar Qim 2. Coin in the Prehistoric Sites series		405,000
14th		November 13, 2017	Solidarity and Peace 2nd coin in the series From Children with Solidarity		380,000
15th		June 21, 2018	Temple of Mnajdra 3rd coin in the Prehistoric Sites series		335,000
16		7th November 2018	Cultural Heritage 3rd coin in the series From Children with Solidarity		320,000
17th		May 13, 2019	Temple of Ta 'Ħaġrat 4th coin in the Prehistoric Sites series		335,000
18th		October 21, 2019	Nature and Environment 4th coin in the series From Children with Solidarity		320,000
19th		June 2020	Temple of Skorba 5th coin in the Prehistoric Sites series		150,000
20th		October 2020	Games 5th coin in the series From Children with Solidarity
21st		2021	Temple of Tarxien 6. Coin in the Prehistoric Sites series
22nd		2022	Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni 7. Coin in the Prehistoric Sites series
23		2022	35 years of the Erasmus program Euro 19 joint edition

Collector coins

Overview

theme	Issue date	Face value	material	diameter	Dimensions	Edition
Auberge de Castille	August 6, 2008	010 Euro	92.5% Ag , 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	28.28 g	18,000
		050 Euros	91.6% Au , 8.4% Cu	21 mm	6.5 g	03,000
La Castellania	June 22, 2009	010 Euro	92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	28.28 g	15,000
		050 Euros	91.6% Au, 8.4% Cu	21 mm	6.5 g	03,000
Auberge d'Italie	September 6, 2010	010 Euro	92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	28.28 g	12,500
		050 Euros	91.6% Au, 8.4% Cu	21 mm	6.5 g	03,000
The Phoenicians in Malta	April 6, 2011	010 Euro	92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	28.28 g	10,000
		050 Euros	91.6% Au, 8.4% Cu	21 mm	6.5 g	02,000
Antonio Sciortino	May 2012	010 Euro	92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	28.28 g	10,000
		050 Euros	91.6% Au, 8.4% Cu	21 mm	6.5 g	02,000
Dun Karm Psaila	2013	010 Euro	92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	28.28 g	10,000
		050 Euros	91.6% Au, 8.4% Cu	21 mm	6.5 g	02,000
Grand Master Emmanuel Pinto	2013	010 Euro	92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu	38.61 mm	20 g	10,000
Auberge de Provence in Valletta	2013	015 euro	999 gold	14.00 mm	1.25 g	02,500
Picciolo	2013	005 euros	585 gold	11.00 mm	0.50 g	10,000
European composer - Maestro Charles Camilleri	2014	050 Euros	916 gold	21.00 mm	6.50 g	01,500
Auberge d'Aragon	2014	015 euro	999 gold	14.00 mm	1.25 g	01,000
Zecchino	2014	005 euros	999 gold	11.00 mm	0.50 g	10,000
Fall of the Iron Curtain - Bush-Gorbachev Malta Summit	2015	050 Euros	916 gold	21.00 mm	6.50 g	01,500
Auberge de Bavière	2015	015 euro	999 gold	14.00 mm	1.25 g	01,000
Pope John Paul II	2015	005 euros	999 gold	11.00 mm	0.50 g	05,000
One-third farthing	2015	005 euros	999 gold	11.00 mm	0.50 g	05,000
Dangerous Sports - Antonio Sciortino	2016	050 Euros	916 gold	21.00 mm	6.50 g	01,000
Patakka	2016	005 euros	999 gold	11.00 mm	0.50 g	02,500
Europastern - Botanical Garden Argotti in Floriana	2017	050 Euros	916 gold	21.00 mm	6.50 g	01,000
50 years of the central bank	2018	100 euros	999 gold	26.00 mm	15.00 g	00.050
Europastern - Baptism of Christ	2018	050 Euros	916 gold	21.00 mm	6.50 g	00.500
100 years of uprising - riots by Sette Giugno on June 7, 1919	2019	100 euros	999 gold	26.00 mm	15.00 g	00.100
European star - Gran Carracca, the flagship of the Order of St. John	2019	050 Euros	916 gold	21.00 mm	6.50 g	00.400

See also

• List of euro coins in circulation

Web links

• Pictures of the Maltese euro coins on the ECB website
• Overview of all 2 euro coins with pictures and additional information in several languages

Individual evidence

1. ^ Image of the niche of the south temple Mnajdra depicted on the coins , accessed on July 22, 2015
2. ^ Frieze in the south temple of Tarxien, which could represent a "tree of life" , accessed on February 4, 2015
3. ↑ Giacomo Fernando: Malta's government is fighting against Teuro in: Wiener Zeitung of December 30, 2007 (accessed on November 7, 2013)
4. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2009: Monetary Union , accessed on November 15, 2019
5. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2008 / C 315/04, December 10, 2008) , accessed on July 9, 2013
6. ↑ Joint edition 2009: Economic and Monetary Union , accessed on July 9, 2013
7. ↑ Münzscan 2-euro commemorative coin Malta 2011 election of members , accessed on February 13, 2013
8. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2011 / C 299/08, October 11, 2011) , accessed on July 9, 2013
9. ↑ Malta 2011: Commemorative coin first elected MPs - 1849 , accessed January 20, 2014
10. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2012: Euro cash , accessed on November 15, 2019
11. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national pages for euro coins in circulation (2012 / C 17/05, January 20, 2012) , accessed on July 9, 2013
12. ↑ Joint issue 10 Years of Euro Cash , accessed on January 20, 2014
13. ↑ Münzscan 2-euro commemorative coin Malta 2012 Majority suffrage , accessed on February 13, 2013
14. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2012 / C 375/06, December 5, 2012) , accessed on July 9, 2013
15. ↑ Malta 2012: Commemorative Coin Majority Suffrage - 1887 , accessed January 20, 2014
16. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Malta 2013 self-government , accessed on February 13, 2013
17. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2013 / C 379/09, December 28, 2013) , accessed on January 20, 2014
18. ↑ Malta 2013: Introduction of Self-Government 1921 , accessed on January 20, 2014
19. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2014 Independence , accessed on December 19, 2014
20. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2014 / C 383/05, October 29, 2014) , accessed on November 1, 2014
21. ↑ Malta 2014: Independence from Great Britain 1964 , accessed May 31, 2014
22. ↑ Münzscan 2 Euro commemorative coin Malta 2014: Police , accessed on July 24, 2014
23. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2014 / C 225/06, July 16, 2014) , accessed on July 16, 2014
24. ↑ Malta 2014: 200 Years of the Maltese Police , accessed on July 16, 2014
25. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2015: First flight , accessed on February 29, 2016
26. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 143/07, April 30, 2015) , accessed on May 25, 2015
27. ↑ Malta 2015: 100th anniversary of the first flight from Malta , accessed on May 25, 2015
28. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2015: Republik , accessed on January 27, 2016
29. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 150/03, May 7, 2015) , accessed on July 5, 2015
30. ↑ Malta 2015: Proclamation of the Republic of Malta 1974 , accessed on July 5, 2015
31. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2015: EU flag , accessed on November 15, 2019
32. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 356/06, October 28, 2015) , accessed on November 4, 2015
33. ↑ Malta 2015: 30 Years of the European Flag , accessed on November 4, 2015
34. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2016: Ġgantija Temple , accessed on January 5, 2017
35. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 281/10, August 3, 2016) , accessed on September 7, 2016
36. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2016: Ġgantija , accessed on 7 September 2016
37. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2016: Liebe , accessed on January 5, 2017
38. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 396/03, October 27, 2016) , accessed on December 5, 2016
39. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2016: Love (series: From children with solidarity) , accessed on December 5, 2016
40. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2017: Temple of Ħaġar Qim , accessed on August 3, 2017
41. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 111/10, April 8, 2017) , accessed on May 31, 2017
42. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2017: Ħaġar Qim (Series Prehistoric Sites of Malta) , accessed on May 31, 2017
43. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2017: Solidarity and Peace , accessed on December 5, 2017
44. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 386/03, November 16, 2017) , accessed on November 13, 2017
45. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2017: Peace (series: From children with solidarity) , accessed on November 13, 2017
46. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2018: Mnajdra , accessed on December 14, 2018
47. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 174/08, 23 May 2018) , accessed on 22 June 2018
48. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2018: Mnajdra (Series Prehistoric Sites of Malta) , accessed on June 22, 2018
49. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2018: Cultural Heritage , accessed on December 14, 2018
50. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 401/07, November 7, 2018) , accessed on November 8, 2018
51. ↑ Commemorative Malta 2018: Cultural Heritage (From Children With Solidarity series) , accessed on November 7, 2018
52. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2019: Ta 'Ħaġrat , accessed on August 13, 2019
53. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 352/15, October 18, 2019) , accessed on October 22, 2019
54. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2019: Ta 'Ħaġrat (Series: Prehistoric Sites of Malta) , accessed on May 13, 2019
55. ↑ Münzscan Malta 2019: Nature and Environment , accessed on December 20, 2019
56. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 352/16, October 18, 2019) , accessed on October 22, 2019
57. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2019: Nature & Environment (Series: From Children with Solidarity) , accessed on October 22, 2019
58. ↑ Coin image Malta 2020: Skorba , accessed on November 8, 2019
59. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2020 / C 166/02, May 14, 2020) , accessed on May 14, 2020
60. ↑ Commemorative coin Malta 2020: Temple of Skorba (Series: Prehistoric Sites of Malta) , accessed on November 17, 2019
61. ↑ Malta 2020 coin image: Games , accessed on 14 July 2020
62. ↑ Commemorative Malta 2020: Games (Series: From Children with Solidarity) , accessed on November 17, 2019