1972 MALTA SILVER COIN SET UNCIRCULATED SILVER

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Set of 2 of the first Malta Silver Coins struck in Maltese Lira. 

Struck by: Mint of Soverign Military Order of Malta, Rome

Issued: 30th January, 1973

Mintage: Lm1 - 55,113; Lm2 - 53,423

Designer: Pietro Giampaoli

Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli

Set of 2 coins contains:

1.

Value: Lm1 - reeded edge.

Obverse: Portrait of Manwel Dimech. Maltese politician. Born 1860. Died 1921.

Reverse: Emblem of Malta.

Composition: Silver, finesse 987/000.

Weight: 10g

Diameter: 32mm

2.

Value: Lm2 - reeded edge.

Obverse: Fort St. Angelo

Reverse: Emblem of Malta.

Composition: Silver, finesse 987/000.

Weight: 20g

Diameter: 38mm