Malta

Commemorative coin

2014

Malta Independence 1964

(Part of the National series " Constitutional History ")

Official Journal of the European Union

The coin commemorating the Malta Independence constitution of 1964 is the fourth in the series of five coins that commemorate constitutional milestones in Maltese history. By means of the 1964 constitution Malta became an independent nation for the first time after hundreds of years of foreign domination. The national side of the coin shows a detail of the bronze monument commemorating Independence which was designed by the artist Gianni Bonnici in 1989. It shows a young woman, representing Malta, carrying the Maltese flag. At the right, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘MALTA — Independence 1964’ and at the bottom the year of issuance ‘2014’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

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The commemorative coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of the independence of Great Britain shows the upper part of the bronze statue of the Independence Monument "Malta Indipendenti" in Floriana: a woman carrying the flag of Malta, which contains the St. George's Cross - symbol of St. George the Saint and martyr and of the Crusades - awarded in 1942 to the entire population of Malta for their bravery during the Second World War. The left half of the flag is - following the heraldic rules of tingierung - represented by perspective hatching with the tincture red. The 8.5 m towering sculpture was created in 1989 by Ġanni Bonnici (* 1932)

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