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5 Liri Wignacourt
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds (5 MTL) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Maltese coat of arms, featuring a traditional dgħajsa (Maltese water taxi) navigating choppy seas beneath a radiant sun, all enclosed within a circular shield. The design is rendered in low relief against a mirror-polished field. The circular legend reads REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA along the upper periphery, with the date 1984 positioned at the base, both separated by raised dot stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | • REPUBBLIKA • TA` • MALTA • 1984 |
| Reverse description | The central field portrays a highly detailed depiction of the brig Wignacourt under full sail on a stylized sea, set against a background of a schematic nautical chart grid. Below the ship, the inscription MALTESE MARITIME HISTORY appears to the left alongside a ship's wheel motif, while WIGNACOURT 1844 is inscribed to the right. The denomination Lm 5 is rendered in large characters at the lower centre of the field, with the initials MG (engraver's mark) visible in the lower right field. |
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