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10 Euros 450th anniversary of the foundation of Valletta
| Issuer | Malta |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Euro (2008-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Malta occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing a George Cross in the upper left quarter and vertical stripes in the remaining quarters, surmounted by a mural crown and flanked by two laurel branches. A scroll below the shield bears the legend REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA. The country name MALTA appears to the left and the date 2016 to the right within the inner circle. Twelve five-pointed stars are arranged around the outer rim in the European tradition. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Valletta was founded in 1566 by Jean de Valette, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John, directly in response to the Great Siege of 1565 in which Ottoman forces under Suleiman the Magnificent came within days of overwhelming Malta entirely. De Valette himself laid the foundation stone, and Pope Pius V contributed funding — the city was conceived from the outset as a fortress, not a town that grew into one.
The Knights commissioned Francesco Laparelli, a military engineer on loan from the Vatican, to design the grid layout. He left after two years; his local assistant Girolamo Cassar completed the work.