Catalog
2 Liri Millennium
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries architectural vignettes of historic bank buildings in Gozo (Għawdex) and Mdina, arranged within a decorative guilloche framework. A commemorative inscription records the Diploma of Freedom granted to the Maltese and Gozitans by King Alfonso V of Aragon on 20 June 1428, with the denomination ŻEWĠ LIRI rendered in bold lettering. |
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| Protection description | the Maltese Cross visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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| Comments |
Malta's 2 Liri denomination had a short run — the lira series was retired entirely when Malta adopted the euro in 2008, making the Millennium note one of the last issues in the currency's history. Thomas De La Rue produced it in London, as they had printed Maltese notes consistently since independence-era issues in the 1960s.
The security specification is modest by year-2000 standards — windowed thread and watermark only, without the holographic foil or colour-shifting ink that many central banks were incorporating at the time. Whether that reflects a deliberate cost decision or a short anticipated lifespan for the lira series is not documented, but the timing suggests the latter.