Malta 1982 2 mils

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Malta was granted independence by Great Britain in 1964. Coinage was not inaugurated until 1972, when the republic was inaugurated. The obverse features a Maltese cross, the badge of the Order of the Knights of Malta, which ruled the island for three centuries. This type was struck 1982 only and likely never circulated. In 1982, one Maltese pound = US$2.45. Malta has since joined the EU and adopted the euro, rendering the Maltese pound obsolete.

Recorded mintage: 850 plus 1,793 proofs.

Specification: 0.95 g, aluminum, 20.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 54.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1972 10 cents
• 1972 50 cents
• 1972 gold 5 pounds
• 1972 gold 50 pounds
• 1976 5 cents
• 1977 cent
• 1977 2 cents
• 1978 2 mils
• 1978 3 mils
• 1978 5 mils
• 1978 25 cents
• 1981 5 pounds, UNICEF
• 1982 3 mils, 10th anniversary of decimalization
• Coins and currency dated 1982
• return to coins of Malta