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2 Euros Ħaġar Qim Temples
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ĦAĠAR QIM TEMPLES 3600 - 3200 BC MALTA 2017 NGB F |
| Reverse description | The reverse features the standard common design for €2 euro circulation coins, designed by Luc Luycx. A stylised relief map of the European continent occupies the central field, rendered without national borders and extending beyond the edge of the inner disc. The numeral '2' in large format is positioned to the left of the map, with the word 'EURO' inscribed below it. Six vertical lines to the left and a series of stars representing the European Union encircle the bimetallic join. The designer's initials 'LL' appear in the field. |
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Malta's 2017 commemorative marks the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site dating to roughly 3600–3200 BC — among the oldest freestanding stone structures on earth, predating both Stonehenge and the Giza pyramids. The temples were first systematically excavated in 1839, though the site had been documented by travelers as early as 1647.
A protective tent structure was installed over Ħaġar Qim in 2009 after decades of documented deterioration from rainfall and thermal expansion cracking the coralline limestone megaliths.