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25 Liri Accession to the European Union
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | MALTA 2004 |
| Reverse description | Two large stylised flags are depicted in dynamic, overlapping composition at centre: the bicolour Maltese flag bearing the George Cross canton on the left, and the European Union flag with its arc of twelve five-pointed stars on the right, rendered in fine engraved line work suggesting motion. The denomination Lm25 appears in the lower field in serif script. The upper legend MALTA FL-UNJONI EWROPEA arcs along the rim, with the commemorative date inscription I TA' MEJJU 2004 (1 May 2004) along the lower rim. |
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Malta joined the EU on 1 May 2004 alongside nine other nations in the bloc's largest single enlargement. The accession was not without domestic controversy — a 2003 referendum passed with only 53.6% in favor, the narrowest margin of any acceding state that year. This coin was issued the same year membership took effect, before Malta had adopted the euro, making it one of the last commemorative gold issues the Central Bank would authorize denominated in liri.