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50 Liri Door knocker
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBBLIKA · TA · MALTA |
| Reverse description | The central field features a finely detailed ornamental door knocker motif as the principal design element, executed in high relief in the manner of traditional Maltese decorative metalwork. The denomination 50 appears in large numerals to the right of the central design, with the Maltese pound symbol LM rendered as a ligature to the left. The date 1976 is inscribed in the upper right field. A small mint mark appears at the bottom of the field below the central design. |
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Malta's 1976 gold issues were part of a deliberate hard-currency program launched after independence from Britain in 1964, with the Central Bank using commemorative coinage to build foreign reserve credibility and attract collector export revenue. The door knocker subject — drawn from the distinctive brass hand-shaped knockers found on the traditional townhouses of Valletta and the Three Cities — was selected as an emblem of Maltese domestic heritage at a moment when the government under Dom Mintoff was simultaneously pivoting sharply away from Western alignment and negotiating the removal of NATO forces from the island.