The Central Bank of Malta is issuing the first in a series of €2 Commemorative coins to highlight milestones in Malta’s Constitutional History.
The theme for this first coin is ‘First Elected Representatives – 1849.. In that year the Maltese Islands had their first effective experience of political representation, through a process of democratic elections. On the 11 May 1849, Great Britain, by Letters of Patent, granted Malta a Constitution creating a Council of Government empowered to promulgate “laws for the peace, order and good government” of the country.
The coin was designed by Ganni Bonnici and shows a hand placing a vote in a ballot box symbolising the process of democratic elections.
This coin will be available for sale in circulation quality in rolls of 25 coins each as from Monday, the 28th of November 2011, at the price of €57.75 per roll inclusive of VAT. The point of sale will be the Malta Coin Distribution Centre counter at the main building of the Central Bank of Malta.
A limited amount of this coin in Proof quality is also being made available for sale for the price of €8 per coin including VAT.
For further details you may e-mail us at mcdc@centralbankmalta.org [1] or call on +356 2550 6005.