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20 Liri Gozo Boat
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Coat of Arms of Malta is displayed prominently in the center of the field, featuring a shield supported on either side by two seahorses in high relief. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown. The legend MALTA arcs along the lower periphery in widely spaced Latin capitals. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Malta's 1974 gold issues were struck in the immediate wake of the country's declaration as a republic on December 13, 1974 — severing the last constitutional ties to the British Crown after a decade of independence. The Gozo boat, a traditional wooden vessel known locally as the dgħajsa tal-pass, had ferried passengers across the narrow channel between Malta and Gozo for centuries and remained in active working use at the time of minting.
KM#27 was produced in limited numbers as part of a multi-denomination commemorative gold set marking the new republic, with striking contracted to the British Royal Mint.