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  • 1 Lira 1986, KM# 82, Malta
  • 1 Lira 1986, KM# 82, Malta
Description

Engraver: Noel Galea

Obverse

Coat of arms between 1975 and 1988, the new name of the Republic of Malta and the date display on the outside.

The coat of arms was adopted on the 11 July 1975, seven months after Malta became a republic. It showed a coastal scene with the rising sun, a traditional Maltese boat (Luzzu), a shovel and a pitchfork, and an Opuntia. The emblem was controversial since it was not heraldic, and it was replaced by the current coat of arms soon after the Nationalists won the 1987 election. It was proposed that the 1964 coat of arms be readopted, but eventually a simplified version of it was chosen.

·REPUBBLIKA·TA'·MALTA·
1986

Reverse

Blue rock thrush, the national bird.

The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from central Asia to northern China and Malaysia.

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Edge

Central Bank of Malta

BANK CENTRALI TA' MALTA •

1 Lira

KM# 82 Schön# 86
Characteristics
Material Nickel
Weight 13 g
Diameter 29.9 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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