Medal - Malta Valletta

Location	Malta
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Composition	Gilt silver-plated base metal
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Obverse description	A gilt relief depiction of the Auberge de Castille in Valletta dominates the central field, flanked to the left by a silver-finished figure of a Knights Hospitaller in full armour bearing a shield emblazoned with the Maltese Cross. The legend appears in the lower exergue on a dark band in two lines.
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Reverse description	A large gilt eight-pointed Maltese Cross in high relief occupies the central field within a raised circular border. The legend MALTA is arranged around the cross with one letter per quadrant. The polished silver outer border is decorated with a ring of twelve small Maltese crosses evenly spaced around the circumference.
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