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5 Liri Dwejra II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a traditional Maltese fishing boat (luzzu) at sea beneath a radiant sun, with an oar and stylized waves in the lower field, evoking the island's maritime heritage. A cactus plant appears to the right of the central scene, adding a Mediterranean naturalistic element. The entire central design is set within a raised inner circle. The circular legend reads REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA in raised Latin lettering along the upper periphery, with the date 1986 positioned at the base between two raised dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | • REPUBBLIKA • TA' • MALTA • 1986 |
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Dwejra on Gozo's western coast was the subject of two separate 5 Liri commemorative silver issues, this being the second. Malta's commemorative silver program of the 1980s was closely tied to the government's effort to build foreign exchange reserves through numismatic sales, a strategy aggressively pursued by the Central Bank following the 1979 severance of the island's financial relationship with Britain and Libya.
KM#86 is frequently confused with its predecessor in dealer listings. The two issues share the Dwejra subject but differ in design treatment — distinguishing them by KM number rather than description alone is advisable.