Malta 1972 5 pounds

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43431

This specimen was lot 43431 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MALTA. 5 Pounds, 1972. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Prooflike and nearly flawless." This commemorative was issued as part of a set to honor the independence of Malta which included KM 13 (silver pound), KM 14 (silver 2 pounds), KM 16 (gold 10 pounds), KM 17 (gold 20 pounds) and KM 18 (gold 50 pounds). Malta has since joined the EU and adopted the euro, rendering the Maltese pound obsolete.

Recorded mintage: 18,000 proofs.

Specification: 3 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.0884 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-15.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1972 5 mils
• 1972 10 cents
• 1972 50 cents
• 1972 gold 50 pounds
• 1975 25 cents
• 1976 5 cents
• 1977 cent
• 1977 2 cents
• 1977 100 pounds, Les Gavroches
• 1981 5 pounds, UNICEF
• 1982 2 mils, 10th anniversary of decimalization
• 1982 3 mils, 10th anniversary of decimalization
• Coins and currency dated 1972
• return to coins of Malta