Obverse. Photo © Monetnik.ru
  • 2 Euro 2024, Malta, Maltese Cities with City Walls, Citadella Gozo
  • 2 Euro 2024, Malta, Maltese Cities with City Walls, Citadella Gozo
  • 2 Euro 2024, Malta, Maltese Cities with City Walls, Citadella Gozo, Coincard
Description

The Citadel, also known as the Castello, is the fortified stronghold of Victoria on Gozo, Malta, with a history dating back to the Bronze Age. Originally an acropolis of the Punic-Roman city of Gaulos, it became a medieval castle serving as a refuge for Gozo's inhabitants. Over time, it evolved into a gunpowder fortress, undergoing major reconstruction in the 16th and 17th centuries. Despite plans to demolish it in later centuries, the Citadel stands today, housing churches and historic structures like the Cathedral of the Assumption. Recognized for its historical significance, it has been on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998.

Obverse

Depicts the Citadel in the city of Victoria on Gozo, its name above, the country name and the issue year below, and the engraver's initials (NGB) on the middle right. The outer ring displays the twelve stars of the European flag.

Engraver: Noel Galea Bason

ĊITTADELLA
GOZO
NGB
MALTA 2024

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

The sequence "2✠✠" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted

2 ✠✠ 2 ✠✠ 2 ✠✠ 2 ✠✠ 2 ✠✠ 2 ✠✠

Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Dutch Mint (KNM)

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