Antonio Sciortino was Malta's most celebrated sculptor of the early twentieth century, best known for his marble group Les Gavroches and his long tenure as director of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta. This coin marks the fiftieth anniversary of his death in 1947. The Central Bank of Malta has issued commemorative gold pieces in small, tightly controlled mintages, and the 2012 Sciortino issue is no exception — surviving examples rarely appear on the secondary market.
Antonio Sciortino was Malta's most celebrated sculptor of the early twentieth century, best known for his marble group Les Gavroches and his long tenure as director of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta. This coin marks the fiftieth anniversary of his death in 1947. The Central Bank of Malta has issued commemorative gold pieces in small, tightly controlled mintages, and the 2012 Sciortino issue is no exception — surviving examples rarely appear on the secondary market.