Maltese euro coins#From Children in Solidarity

Maltese euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. Malta has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004, and is a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. Malta adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2008, replacing the Maltese lira. For a period of one month until 31 January, there was a dual circulation for Malta where the Euro and Maltese lira were used alongside each other.

Maltese euro designs

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

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Design selection process

The selection of the designs of the coins was decided by public consultation in two rounds. The first round of the consultation process started on 14 January 2006 and ended on 29 January 2006. During this period the Maltese public could participate in the process by choosing from a total of twelve options, divided into four design themes – Prehistoric Malta, Renaissance Malta, The Maltese Identity and The Maltese Archipelago. Three different options were presented for each theme.{{cite web | date=2 February 2006 | url=http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2005/eu/article_8864.shtml | title=Maltese National Euro Changeover Committee: Choose a Maltese Face For the Euro | access-date=16 October 2007 }}{{cite web|title=Maltese Euro Coins Selection Process|url=https://www.tradewaysmalta.com/|access-date=16 July 2014}}

The results of the first round voting were The Baptism of Christ in St John’s Co-Cathedral (3498 votes), Malta’s Coat of Arms (2742 votes) and Mnajdra Temple Altar (1872 votes). Another design, The Fort St. Angelo option, received 2037 votes, but was not included as one of the three chosen options, since the Baptism of Christ received the most votes in that theme.

Along with the visual design options, the public was also given several alternative options, which were voted on in the same manner. The first and second most popular suggestions made by the public were the Maltese cross and Dun Karm, respectively on the Maltese euro coin set. The Steering Committee for the adoption of the euro ultimately decided to include the most popular suggestion, the Maltese Cross, with the three chosen by the public.

These four finalists were then sent to a designer (Noel Galea Bason) and four designs were rendered for the second round of voting.

Image:Eurocoins.malta.choice4.jpg|1st place:
Maltese cross

Image:Eurocoins.malta.choice1.jpg|2nd place:
Maltese coat of arms

Image:Eurocoins.malta.choice3.jpg|3rd place:
Mnajdra temple

Image:Eurocoins.malta.choice2.jpg|4th place:
Baptism of Christ

During the second phase, running from 29 May until 9 June 2006, the public was asked to choose the actual designs for the euro coins from the four mock ups produced by the designer. The three designs with the highest number of votes would then become the final design for the Maltese face of the euro coin set.

The results of the second round were Maltese cross, followed by the Coat of arms of Malta and the Mnajdra Temples.{{cite web | url = http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2005/eu/article_10304.shtml | title = Designs for Maltese Euro coins chosen | publisher = maltamedia.com | access-date =3 May 2008 | date = 10 June 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mfin.gov.mt/page.aspx?site=NECC&page=news&ref=128 |title=The National Euro Changeover Committee |publisher=mfin.gov.mt |access-date=3 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060623/http://www.mfin.gov.mt/page.aspx?site=NECC&page=news&ref=128 |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}

The Central Bank of Malta released the final designs of the euro coins on 19 February 2007.

On 23 October 2007, the designs were officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union.{{cite web | url = http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/c_248/c_24820071023en00100011.pdf | title = New national sides of euro circulation coins | access-date =3 May 2008}}

Mintage quantities

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\|Face Value {{cite web \| publisher=Henning Agt \| url=http://www.euro-auflagen.de/index.php?lang=en \| title=Circulating Mintage quantities \| access-date=19 August 2008}} !\|€0.01 !\|€0.02 !\|€0.05 !\|€0.10 !\|€0.20 !\|€0.50 !\|€1.00 !\|€2.00
\| 2008 \|\| 10,000,000 \|\| 36,000,000 \|\| 34,000,000 \|\| 41,000,000 \|\| 40,000,000 \|\| 15,000,000 \|\| 14,000,000 \|\| 10,000,000
\| 2009 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^*
\| 2010 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| 2,000,000
\| 2011 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000
\| 2012 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000 \|\| 50,000
\| 2013 \|\| 11,000,000 \|\| 7,500,000 \|\| 10,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| 3,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| 3,660,250
\| 2014 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000 \|\| 25,000
\| 2015 \|\| ^* \|\| 3,100,000 \|\| 12,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^*
\| 2016 \|\| 250,000 \|\| 250,000 \|\| 250,000 \|\| 200,000 \|\| 200,000 \|\| 200,000 \|\| 125,000 \|\| 125,000
\| 2017 \|\| 6,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| 4,500,000 \|\| 2,500,000 \|\| ^* \|\| 2,500,000 \|\| 2,000,000 \|\| ^*
\| 2018 \|\| 21,000,000 \|\| 10,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^*
\| 2019 \|\| 5,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| 10,500,000 \|\| 7,000,000 \|\| 3,500,000 \|\| 2,500,000 \|\| 2,500,000 \|\| ^*
\| 2020 \|\| ^* \|\| 4,000,000 \|\| 2,000,000 \|\| 2,500,000 \|\| 1,500,000 \|\| 1,000,000 \|\| 1,500,000 \|\| ^*
\| 2021 \|\| 6,500,000 \|\| 7,000,000 \|\| 4,600,000 \|\| 3,100,000 \|\| 2,500,000 \|\| 1,200,000 \|\| 1,100,000 \|\| ^*
\| 2022 \|\| 4,000,000 \|\| 4,900,000 \|\| 3,600,000 \|\| 1,100,000 \|\| 1,000,000 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| ^*
\| 2023 \|\| ^* \|\| ^* \|\| 3,300,000 \|\| 2,300,000 \|\| 1,800,000 \|\| 500,000 \|\| 1,000,000 \|\| ^*
style="text-align:left;" colspan="9"\| * No coins were minted that year for that denomination Data not available yet * Small quantities minted for sets only

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|Face Value {{cite web | publisher=Henning Agt | url=http://www.euro-auflagen.de/index.php?lang=en | title=Circulating Mintage quantities | access-date=19 August 2008}}

!|€0.01

!|€0.02

!|€0.05

!|€0.10

!|€0.20

!|€0.50

!|€1.00

!|€2.00

| 2008

|| 10,000,000

|| 36,000,000

|| 34,000,000

|| 41,000,000

|| 40,000,000

|| 15,000,000

|| 14,000,000

|| 10,000,000

| 2009

|| ^*

| 2010

|| ^*

|| 2,000,000

| 2011

|| 50,000

| 2012

|| 50,000

| 2013

|| 11,000,000

|| 7,500,000

|| 10,000,000

|| ^*

|| 3,000,000

|| ^*

|| 3,660,250

| 2014

|| 25,000

| 2015

|| ^*

|| 3,100,000

|| 12,000,000

|| ^*

| 2016

|| 250,000

|| 200,000

|| 125,000

| 2017

|| 6,000,000

|| ^*

|| 4,500,000

|| 2,500,000

|| ^*

|| 2,500,000

|| 2,000,000

|| ^*

| 2018

|| 21,000,000

|| 10,000,000

|| ^*

| 2019

|| 5,000,000

|| ^*

|| 10,500,000

|| 7,000,000

|| 3,500,000

|| 2,500,000

|| ^*

| 2020

|| ^*

|| 4,000,000

|| 2,000,000

|| 2,500,000

|| 1,500,000

|| 1,000,000

|| 1,500,000

|| ^*

| 2021

|| 6,500,000

|| 7,000,000

|| 4,600,000

|| 3,100,000

|| 2,500,000

|| 1,200,000

|| 1,100,000

|| ^*

| 2022

|| 4,000,000

|| 4,900,000

|| 3,600,000

|| 1,100,000

|| 1,000,000

|| ^*

| 2023

|| ^*

|| 3,300,000

|| 2,300,000

|| 1,800,000

|| 500,000

|| 1,000,000

|| ^*

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* No coins were minted that year for that denomination

** Data not available yet

*** Small quantities minted for sets only

=Mints=

2008, 2016-2018: France{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralbankmalta.org/dated-sets|title=- Central Bank of Malta}}

2010-2015: Netherlands

2019-present:?

Identifying marks

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style="width:150px;"\| National Identifier \| style="width:200px;"\| "MALTA"
\| Mint Mark	F (only the coins minted in France)
\| Engravers Initials	1,2, 5 cent NGB 60px
\| €2 Edge inscription	250px

€2 commemorative coins

= Maltese constitutional history =

Year	Number	Design
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2011	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 1	First Election of Representatives in 1849{{cite web \| publisher=2-euromunten.nl \|url=https://www.2-euromunten.nl/2-euromunten-malta/2011/ \| title=2 Euro Malta 2011 \| access-date=2014-08-24}}
2012	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 2	Majority Representation in 1887{{cite web \| publisher=coin-database.com \| url=https://www.coin-database.com/coins/2-euro-1887-majority-representation-malta.html \| title=2 euro: 1887 Majority Representation \| date=September 2012 \| access-date=2014-08-24}}
2013	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 3	Establishment of Self-Government in 1921{{cite web \| publisher=euro-auflagen.de \| url=http://www.euro-auflagen.de/index.php?lang=en \| title=Euro Coin Mintage \| access-date=2014-08-24}}{{cite web \|url=https://myeurohobby.eu/ \|title=euroHOBBY \|publisher=Myeurohobby.eu \|date=18 June 2012}}
2014	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 4	Independence from Britain in 1964{{cite web \| publisher=2-euromunten.nl \| url=https://www.2-euromunten.nl/2-euromunten-malta/2014/ \| title=2 Euro malta 2014 \| access-date=2014-08-24}}
2015	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 5	Proclamation of the Republic of Malta in 1974

= Maltese Prehistoric Sites =

Year	Number	Design
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2016	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 1	Ġgantija
2017	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 2	Ħaġar Qim
2018	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 3	Mnajdra
2019	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 4	Ta' Ħaġrat Temples
2020	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 5	Skorba Temples
2021	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 6	Tarxien Temples
2022	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 7	Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni

= From Children in Solidarity =

Featuring the Role of the Malta Community Chest Fund in Society.

Year	Number	Design
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2016	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 1	Solidarity through love
2017	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 2	Solidarity and peace
2018	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 3	Cultural heritage
2019	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 4	Nature and Environment
2020	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 5	Children's games

= Maltese Walled Cities =

Year	Number	Design
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2024	style="text-align:center; font-size:10px;"\| 1	The Cittadella

Other commemorative coins (Collectors' coins)

{{main|Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Malta)|Euro gold and silver commemorative coins}}

Malta joined the Eurozone in 2008 and they have minted several collectors' coins in silver and gold.{{cite web|url=http://eurocollection.ning.com |title=euroHOBBY - for Euro Coins and Banknotes Collectors |publisher=Eurocollection.ning.com |date=2013-10-09 |access-date=2013-10-15}} Their face value range from 10 to 50 euro. This is mainly done as a legacy of old national practice of minting gold and silver coins. These coins are not intended to be used as means of payment, so they do not circulate.

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