| Issuer | Malta |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2008-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Diameter | 25.75 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reference(s) | KM#216 |
| Obverse description | The design is created by Maria Anna Frisone and depicts two medical professional bracing themselves up to face the unknown. It is meant to extoll the services of these selfless individuals who have been on the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the top, in semi-circle, is the inscription ‘HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC’. At the bottom, in semi-circle, is the inscription ‘MALTA – 2021’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC MALTA 2021 MF |
| Reverse description | A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 2 EURO LL |
| Edge | The pattern of two Maltese crosses and the number 2 is |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2021 - - 10 250 2021 - BU coincard with mintmark of Monnaie de Paris - 60 000 2021 - In set - 2 250 |
| Numisquare ID | 5687177400 |
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