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10 Euros Knights of the Past
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the Central Bank of Malta, depicting two armoured knights in full plate armour as supporters flanking a quartered shield, surmounted by a mural crown, with the motto FIDUCIA FORTIS and the founding year 1958 inscribed on a scroll below. The arms are superimposed upon a large eight-pointed Maltese Cross rendered in high relief, set within a raised circular beaded border. The surrounding annular field is decorated with an intricate chainmail lattice pattern, with stylised acanthus scrollwork elements visible at the sides. The country name MALTA appears in the upper legend and the date 2021 in the lower legend, with the mintmaster initials MF and the inscription 2 OZ AG 999.9 incorporated into the design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Malta's Knights of the Past series draws on the island's tenure under the Order of St. John, which held Malta from 1530 until Napoleon's largely bloodless seizure in 1798. The Order's military and architectural legacy is unusually well-documented for a ruling body of its size, which has made it a recurring subject for Maltese commemorative programs. The .9999 fine silver specification — finer than the more common .999 standard — places this issue among the purer strikes in the Central Bank's catalog.