Catalog
5 Liri
| Issuer | Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta (Central Bank of Malta) |
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| Year | 1994-2007 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta Din il-karta tal-flus hija valuta legali għal ĦAMES LIRI f`Malta u maħruġa bl-awtorità ta' l-Att ta' l-1967 tal-Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta (Translation: Central Bank of Malta This banknote is legal tender for Five Liri in Malta and issued with the authority of the Central Bank of Malta Act of 1967) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK ĊENTRALI TA' MALTA ĦAMES LIRI `Che nessun` Uomo chiunque siasi possa avere autorità personale sopra la vita, properietà, o libertà di un altro. Il Potere risiede soltanto nella legge; ed il freno o la punizione si possono soltanto esercitare in Ubbidienza della medesima.` MID-DIKJARAZZJONI TAD-DRITTIJIET 15 TA' ĠUNJU 1802 (Translation: Central Bank of Malta, Five Liri, `May no Man, whoever he be, have personal authority over another's life, property, or freedom. Power resides only in the law; and the restraint or punishment can only be exercised in obedience to it`, From the Bill of Rights June 15, 1802) |
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Malta adopted the Maltese lira as its currency in 1972, replacing the pound at par, and this series — issued from 1994 and remaining legal tender until euro changeover on 1 January 2008 — represents the final generation of lira banknotes the Central Bank ever produced. De La Rue's involvement throughout the lira era was consistent; the 1994 redesign introduced upgraded security elements in response to improvements in desktop scanning and colour reproduction technology that had made earlier series increasingly vulnerable.
At changeover, unredeemed lira notes of this type remained exchangeable at the Central Bank at the fixed conversion rate of MTL 0.4293 per euro for a period after circulation ended.