Malta

Commemorative coin

2016

Solidarity through Love

(Part of the National series " The role of the «Malta Community Chest Fund» in Society -from Children in Solidarity- ")

Official Journal of the European Union

This coin is envisaged to commemorate the role of the Malta Community Chest Fund in Society through a programme for secondary school students entitled ‘From Children in Solidarity’. This programme identifies the social role of children in five different areas with the first theme being ‘Solidarity through Love’. This design was created by Ms Sarah Cilia a secondary school student who has expressed this theme through two hands forming a heart shape which displays a representation of the Maltese flag. At the bottom of the design is the inscription ‘MALTA 2016’. Two stylised representations of human bodies are designed on the left wrist and two on the right one. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

The flag is decorated with the St. George's Cross - symbol of the saint and martyr George and the Crusades - which was awarded to the entire population of Malta in 1942 for their bravery during the Second World War.

Edge lettering

Designer