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10 Cents
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1972-1981 |
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| Currency | Lira (1972-2007) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1972 - - 8,153,000 1972 - Proof - 13,000 1976 FM - Matte - 1,000 1976 FM - Proof - 26,000 1977 FM - Proof - 6,884 1977 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1,252 1978 FM - Proof - 3,244 1978 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1,252 1979 FM - Proof - 6,577 1979 FM - Special Uncirculated - 537 1980 FM - Proof - 3,451 1980 FM - Special Uncirculated - 385 1981 FM - Proof - 1,453 1981 FM - Special Uncirculated - 449 |
| Additional information |
Malta's decimal coinage was introduced in 1972 when the country converted from the pound-shilling-pence system to the Maltese lira and cents, a changeover that had been delayed for years by the political complexities of the island's transition away from British colonial administration. The Central Bank itself had only been established in 1968, giving it barely four years to prepare a complete decimal series before launch.
The series ran through 1981 without major revision — a notable span given how frequently newly independent states adjusted their coinage in the postcolonial period.