The arms of Malta showing a coastal scene with the rising sun, a traditional Maltese boat (the `Luzzu`), a shovel and a pitchfork, and an Opuntia plant with the newer name of the country and the date at the outside
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
·REPUBBLIKA·TA`·MALTA·
1986 (Translation: Republic of Malta 1986)
Reverse description
Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), known as mahi-mahi in the Pacific and lampuka in Malta, a pantropical fish also found in the Mediterranean, at the right of the denomination