Obverse. Without mintmark. Photo © NumisCorner.com
  • 2 Euro 2014, KM# 150, Malta, Constitutional History, Independence from Britain in 1964, Without mintmark
  • 2 Euro 2014, KM# 150, Malta, Constitutional History, Independence from Britain in 1964
  • 2 Euro 2014, KM# 150, Malta, Constitutional History, Independence from Britain in 1964, With mintmark (Mercury's wand)
Description

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.

There are two types of this coin:
• without mint mark (in rolls and Proof)
• with the Mercury's wand mint mark of the Royal Dutch Mint between the stars at the 5h and 6h position of the obverse (in annual BU set)

Obverse

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 a semi-circle the inscription and at the bottom the year of issuance 2014. The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

MALTA - Independence 1964
2014

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 ✠✠

2 Euro

Constitutional History
Independence from Britain in 1964

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Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center 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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