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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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| Obverse description | Within a raised inner circle, a traditional Maltese fishing boat (dghajsa) is depicted afloat on stylized waves, set against a radiant sun with elongated rays filling the upper field. To the right of the boat, a stylized figure in a wheelchair is rendered in geometric, modernist relief. The circular legend REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA runs along the outer border in Latin script, with a small floral ornament at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBBLIKA • TA` • MALTA |
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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.