Malta

Commemorative coin

2019

Prehistoric temples of Ta’ Ħaġrat

(Part of the National series " Maltese prehistoric sites ")

Official Journal of the European Union

The design features Ta’ Haġrat, a prehistoric temple located in Mġarr, a small village in the northwest of Malta. The temple consists of two structures the largest of which dates to around 3 600-3 200 BC. This temple has a monumental doorway, which is its most distinctive characteristic. The inscription ‘TA’HAĠRAT TEMPLES 3600-3000 BC’ appears at the top of the design. At the bottom are the name of the issuing country ‘MALTA’ and the year of issuance ‘2019’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

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Themistocles Żammit (1864-1935, Maltese physician, bacteriologist, professor of chemistry, writer, historian and archaeologist) began in 1923 with the excavation of this Neolithic megalithic site in Mġarr, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 as part of the Megalithic Temples of Malta. Shown here is the entrance to the cloverleaf-like southern temple Ta' Ħaġrats, built 3600-3200 BC, with three wide steps in front of the portal covered by an imposing lintel. Around 3300-3000 B.C. the north temple was built.

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