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1 Lira
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 1 Pound (1 MTL) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK ĊENTRALI TA' MALTA Din il-karta tal-flus hija valuta legali għal LIRA f`Malta u maħruġa bl-awtorità ta' l-Att ta' l-1967 tal-Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta (Translation: Central Bank of Malta, This banknote is legal tender for One Lira in Malta and issued with the authority of the Central Bank of Malta Act of 1967) |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF MALTA ONE POUND PREHISTORIC TEMPLE MDINA |
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Malta gained independence in 1964 but continued using the Maltese pound until a decimal reform in 1972 introduced the lira, subdivided into 100 cents. This note belongs to the first De La Rue series issued under that reformed system, with the Central Bank having only been established in 1968 — meaning the institution itself was barely five years old when these were printed.
De La Rue's involvement was essentially inherited from the colonial-era relationship with the Currency Board. The watermark remains the sole mechanical security feature, modest even by early 1970s standards.