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10 Liri Millennium
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | At right, a classical intaglio vignette presents a draped female personification of Malta holding a shield bearing the Maltese Cross, with the Arms of Malta in a vignette at upper left. The centre of the note carries a circular millennium commemorative underprint in blue-green, incorporating a globe motif with a dove set within fine guilloche rosette work. Two vertical serial numbers appear in the right margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Malta's millennium note was issued as a commemorative piece rather than a workhorse denomination, yet it entered general circulation — an unusual decision for a note of this type. The Central Bank chose to mark the year 2000 with its highest circulating denomination, which gives the issue a practical weight that purely commemorative notes lack.
De La Rue's involvement was longstanding with Maltese currency by this point, and the security specification — watermark and thread only — reflects the standard then applied across the circulating series rather than any enhanced commemorative treatment. The note was demonetized when Malta adopted the euro in January 2008, cutting its circulation life to under eight years.