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20 Liri Storm Petrel bird
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds (20 MTL) |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears the Maltese Republic emblem, depicting a traditional Maltese dgħajsa (water taxi) on the sea beneath a radiant sun, all enclosed within a raised inner circle. A small asterisk appears at the base of the inner circle. The circular legend REPUBBLIKA TA MALTA is incused around the outer rim in capital Latin letters, separated by raised dots. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Malta's 1976 gold issues were produced under the administration of Dom Mintoff's Labour government, which had declared the island a republic in 1974 and was actively distancing Malta from its British colonial past — including replacing sterling-linked currency structures with an independent Maltese pound system. The Central Bank had only been established in 1968, and these early gold emissions were partly a statement of financial independence, partly a vehicle for foreign exchange earnings through collector sales.
KM#43 is one of several denominations in the 1976 wildlife series. The storm petrel was chosen to reflect Malta's position as a significant waypoint for migratory seabirds crossing the central Mediterranean.