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10 Euro 400th Anniversary of the Wignacourt Aqueduct
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicts the ornate gateway of the Wignacourt Aqueduct, rendered in detailed relief, flanked by decorative arched arcade elements and surmounted by fleur-de-lis finials and a central cross. A traditional Maltese pump house structure is depicted in the foreground, beneath the arch, with the commemorative dates 1615 and 2015 flanking it in the field. The entire central design is encircled by a dotted border and an outer scalloped decorative ring. The legend WIGNACOURT AQUEDUCT · WATER FROM RABAT TO VALLETTA arcs along the upper periphery, while · 400TH ANNIVERSARY · is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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The Wignacourt Aqueduct was commissioned by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt and completed in 1610, carrying water from the springs of Dingli and Attard some 15 kilometers into Valletta — the first reliable freshwater supply the Knights of St. John had managed to secure for their capital since its founding in 1566. The engineering drew on techniques familiar from mainland Europe but had to contend with Malta's karst terrain and near-total absence of rivers.
Much of the original conduit still stands, including surviving arches in the limits of Birkirkara and Attard.