Malta 1972 5 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 an antique Maltese lamp. This type was struck 1972, 1976-81 altho only the 1972 was struck for circulation. 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: 4,320,000 plus 13,000 proofs.

Specification: 2.10 g, aluminum, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

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

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• 1972 10 cents
• 1972 50 cents
• 1972 gold 5 pounds
• 1972 gold 50 pounds
• 1975 25 cents
• 1976 2 mils
• 1976 3 mils
• 1976 5 mils
• 1976 2 cents
• 1976 5 cents
• 1977 cent
• 1978 2 mils
• 1978 3 mils
• 1978 5 mils
• Coins and currency dated 1972
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