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10 Liri
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1994-2007 |
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| Size | 152 × 73 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta Din il-karta tal-flus hija valuta legali għal GĦAXAR LIRI f`Malta u maħruġa bl-awtorità ta' l-Att ta' l-1967 tal-Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta (Translation: Central Bank of Malta, This banknote is legal tender for Ten Liri in Malta and issued with the authority of the Central Bank of Malta Act of 1967) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette reproduces Gianni Vella's watercolour painting of wounded civilians being carried into the 'Giovine Malta' hall during the National Assembly meeting of 7 June 1919, a pivotal moment in Maltese political history. At left, the '7th June 1919' monument serves as a commemorative anchor to the historical scene. Ornate guilloche borders frame the composition, with the denomination 'GĦAXAR LIRI' inscribed below the central vignette. |
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The Central Bank of Malta's long-running 10 Liri series, anchored by Thomas De La Rue printing throughout its production life, was a workhorse denomination that circulated continuously across Malta's pre-euro economy for over a decade. The Maltese lira had been pegged to a basket of currencies — sterling, the US dollar, and the Deutsche Mark — since 1971, and the 10 Liri note sat at the upper end of everyday transactional use without ever crossing into the territory where forgery pressure would demand a major security overhaul.
Malta adopted the euro in January 2008, making notes from the final years of this run the last Maltese lira ever issued.