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5 Liri International Year of Disabled Persons
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Currency | Lira (1972-2007) |
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| Reverse description | A bold, stylized graphic design dominates the field, depicting a wheelchair rendered in abstract geometric forms: a large circle representing the wheel occupies the upper left, while intersecting horizontal and vertical lines suggest the chair's frame and a ramp, symbolizing the theme of architectural barriers faced by disabled persons. The denomination Lm 5 appears in the lower right field, with the date 1983 at lower left. The designer's initials NG appear to the right of center, and the United Nations emblem is shown at the bottom. The curved legend ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS arcs along the upper border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The International Year of Disabled Persons was declared by the United Nations for 1981, and Malta — like several small Commonwealth-aligned nations — delayed its commemorative issue by two years, a common pattern when mint scheduling and die preparation ran behind the UN calendar. The Central Bank sourced this striking from the same 28.28g/.925 specification used across dozens of Commonwealth commemoratives of the period, a format coordinated largely through the Royal Mint's supply arrangements with smaller issuing authorities.