Malta

Commemorative coin

2020

Children’s games

(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

The design depicts a melange of traditional games popular with Maltese children. These include marbles, spinning tops and traditional kite-making and flying. Depicted is also a Maltese version of hop-scotch which is known locally as ‘passju’. Three bees flying in a circle allude to a popular chant sung by Maltese children during play. Included in the design is the name of the issuing country, ‘Malta’, and the year of issue, ‘2020’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

The Maltese hopscotch game "Il-Passju": a chalk grid is drawn on the street with numbers from 1 to 9 representing the nine months of pregnancy. Each of the two children playing has to throw a stone onto each numbered square, starting with number one. If the stone lands on the correct number, the player must hop onto the corresponding square. If they succeed, they move on to the next number. If the stone does not land on the correct square, it is the other player's turn. The winner is the first player to reach the number 9.

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