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5 Liri University of Malta
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#106 |
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| Reverse description | Conjoined armored busts of two Grand Masters of the Order of Malta facing left in high relief: Fra Emmanuel Pinto in the foreground, depicted with an elaborate curled wig and armored pauldron, and Fra Hugo de Loubenx Verdala behind, wearing a cardinal's biretta and armor. The legend F. HUGO DE LOUBENX VERDALA . F. EMMANUEL PINTO arcs around the upper periphery, with the denomination Lm5 inscribed in the right field. The engraver's initials NGB appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The University of Malta traces its founding to 1592, making it one of the oldest universities in the Commonwealth — predating the establishment of Harvard by over four decades. This 1993 issue was struck to mark the institution's 400th anniversary, a milestone that coincided with a period of significant expansion in Maltese higher education following the country's independence and its growing ambitions as a Mediterranean hub for international students.
Struck to the .925 fineness standard common to British Commonwealth commemorative issues of the period, with the 28.28g specification shared across dozens of contemporary Crown-sized commemoratives — a cost-efficient format adopted by the Royal Mint and its contract partners throughout the 1980s and 1990s.