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5 Euros Great Siege of Malta in 1565
| Uitgever | Central Bank of Malta |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse depicts two armoured knights in close confrontation, rendered in bold high relief against a stylised battlefield background with fortification walls and a cloudy sky. The foreground knight at left wears full Renaissance plate armour with a visored helmet and carries a sword, while the knight at right is clad in chainmail and a conical helmet and holds a buckler. A third armoured figure is visible in the background at left. The denomination 5 EURO appears in two lines at the upper right of the field. The curved legend · KNIGHTS OF THE PAST · arches across the top of the coin. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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The Great Siege of 1565 pitted an Ottoman force estimated at 40,000 men against fewer than 700 Knights of St. John and roughly 8,000 Maltese soldiers and civilians. The Knights held, but barely — Fort St. Elmo fell in June after weeks of savage fighting, and its defenders were killed to the last man. Suleiman the Magnificent died the following year without ever retaking the island he had prioritized above nearly every other campaign of his reign.
Malta has issued multiple commemoratives tied to this siege over the decades; the 2022 piece falls within an ongoing silver bullion-adjacent program the Central Bank has maintained since the country joined the eurozone in 2008, striking collector issues in denominations that have no circulation equivalent.