10 Euros The Phoenicians in Malta

The Phoenicians established trading posts along Malta's coasts as early as 700 BC, drawn by the islands' position at the midpoint of Mediterranean sea routes. Malta's Phoenician heritage is attested by inscriptions found at the Tas-Silġ sanctuary site, where a bilingual Phoenician-Greek dedication confirmed the islands' role as a genuine cultural crossroads rather than a mere waypoint.

This coin belongs to Malta's ongoing numismatic series documenting the successive civilizations that occupied the archipelago — issued the same year Malta marked the fourth centenary of the King James Bible, though that occasion earned no coin of its own.