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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 822252, member: 6229"]Know what I do instead of doodling in my spare time? I like to find the coin innovations of a country when changes are made to its coins because of soveriegnty (ruler, occupier), economic pressures, declarations of independence, political (Soviet, German), decimalization, and Euro membership.</p><p> </p><p>For instance, I thought it might be interesting to compare a new Euro member's pre-Euro coins to its Euro issues. Since Malta issued its first Euro coins in 2008, I thought it might be interesting to compare its two coinages. I will introduce Malta's coins in order of lowest to highest. All photos in this post are courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery.</p><p> </p><p>The pre-Euro Cent was minted from 1991 through 2007. It is a copper-zinc coin measuring 18.53mm and features a crowned shield within sprigs on its obverse. A common weasel adorns the reverse. </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-93&desc=Malta%20km93%201%20Cent%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2093" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-93&desc=Malta%20km93%201%20Cent%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2093" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-93&desc=Malta%20km93%201%20Cent%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2093</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Eurocent has the common Euro design on the reverse, but features the Neolithic Mnadra Temple on the obverse:</p><p> </p><p><u><span style="color: #22229c"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-125&desc=Malta%20km125%201%20Euro%20Cent%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20125" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-125&desc=Malta%20km125%201%20Euro%20Cent%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20125" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-125&desc=Malta km125 1 Euro Cent (2008)&query=Malta km 125</a></span></u></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Malta's pre-Euro 17.8mm copper-zinc 2 Cent also carries the crowned shield within sprigs on its obverse, but features an olive branch on its reverse:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-94&desc=Malta%20km94%202%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2094" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-94&desc=Malta%20km94%202%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2094" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-94&desc=Malta km94 2 Cents (1991+)&query=Malta km 94</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Malta's 2 Eurocent has the same designs as the 1 Eurocent:. Only change is the denomination:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-126&desc=Malta%20km126%202%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20126" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-126&desc=Malta%20km126%202%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20126" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-126&desc=Malta km126 2 Euro Cents (2008)&query=Malta km 126</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Malta's pre-Euro 5 Cent is an octagon shaped 20mm copper-nickel coin bearing the same crowned shield within sprigs as the 1 Cent coin on its obverse, but presents a fresh water crab with all legs extended on its reverse.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-95&desc=Malta%20km95%205%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2095" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-95&desc=Malta%20km95%205%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2095" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-95&desc=Malta km95 5 Cents (1991+)&query=Malta km 95</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 5 Eurocent has the same features as the 1 Eurocent and 2 Eurocent:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-127&desc=Malta%20km127%205%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20127" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-127&desc=Malta%20km127%205%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20127" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-127&desc=Malta km127 5 Euro Cents (2008)&query=Malta km 127</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Malta's pre-Euro 10 Cents is a Copper-nickel 22mm coin bearing the crowned shield within sprigs just like Malta's pre-Euro 1,2,5 and10 Cent coins, but sports a dolphin fish on the reverse:</p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-96&desc=Malta%20km96%2010%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2096" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-96&desc=Malta%20km96%2010%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2096" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-96&desc=Malta km96 10 Cents (1991+)&query=Malta km 96</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">The 10 Euro Cents features the Malta Coat of Arms on its obverse and the common Euro design on the reverse:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-128&desc=Malta%20km128%2010%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20128" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-128&desc=Malta%20km128%2010%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20128" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-128&desc=Malta km128 10 Euro Cents (2008)&query=Malta km 128</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Malta issued a preEuro copper-nickel 25mm 25 Cent coin bearing the crowned shield within sprigs on the obverse and a ghirlanda flower in bloom on its reverse:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-97&desc=Malta%20km97%2025%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2097" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-97&desc=Malta%20km97%2025%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2097" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-97&desc=Malta km97 25 Cents (1991+)&query=Malta km 97</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Its 2008 equivalent Euro Coin is not a 25 Cent coin but a 20 Eurocent coin with the same designs on both sides as the 10 Eurocent coin:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-129&desc=Malta%20km129%2020%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20129" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-129&desc=Malta%20km129%2020%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20129" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-129&desc=Malta km129 20 Euro Cents (2008)&query=Malta km 129</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Malta's 50 Cent coin is a 26.9mm copper-nickel coin, with an obverse bearing the regular crowned shild within sprigs as the previous pre-Euro issues. Its reverse design is of a blooming tuliera plant:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-98&desc=Malta%20km98%2050%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2098" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-98&desc=Malta%20km98%2050%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2098" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-98&desc=Malta km98 50 Cents (1991+)&query=Malta km 98</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Malta's 50 Eurocents coin has the same designs obverse and reverse ast the 10 and 20 Eurocents:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-130&desc=Malta%20km130%2050%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20130" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-130&desc=Malta%20km130%2050%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20130" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-130&desc=Malta km130 50 Euro Cents (2008)&query=Malta km 130</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Malta's next coin is a 30mm nickel coin w/crowned shield in sprigs on obverse and a merril bird on its reverse:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img14/117-99&desc=Malta%20km99%201%20Lira%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2099" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img14/117-99&desc=Malta%20km99%201%20Lira%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2099" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img14/117-99&desc=Malta km99 1 Lira (1991+)&query=Malta km 99</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Malta's 1 Euro coin has the common Euro design on the reverse, but its obverse features a Maltese Cross:</font></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-131&desc=Malta%20km131%201%20Euro%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20131" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-131&desc=Malta%20km131%201%20Euro%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20131" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-131&desc=Malta km131 1 Euro (2008)&query=Malta km 131</a> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Wasn't that better than doodling in your spare time?</font></p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 822252, member: 6229"]Know what I do instead of doodling in my spare time? I like to find the coin innovations of a country when changes are made to its coins because of soveriegnty (ruler, occupier), economic pressures, declarations of independence, political (Soviet, German), decimalization, and Euro membership. For instance, I thought it might be interesting to compare a new Euro member's pre-Euro coins to its Euro issues. Since Malta issued its first Euro coins in 2008, I thought it might be interesting to compare its two coinages. I will introduce Malta's coins in order of lowest to highest. All photos in this post are courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery. The pre-Euro Cent was minted from 1991 through 2007. It is a copper-zinc coin measuring 18.53mm and features a crowned shield within sprigs on its obverse. A common weasel adorns the reverse. [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-93&desc=Malta%20km93%201%20Cent%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2093"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-93&desc=Malta%20km93%201%20Cent%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2093[/URL] The Eurocent has the common Euro design on the reverse, but features the Neolithic Mnadra Temple on the obverse: [U][COLOR=#22229c][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-125&desc=Malta%20km125%201%20Euro%20Cent%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20125[/URL][/COLOR][/U] Malta's pre-Euro 17.8mm copper-zinc 2 Cent also carries the crowned shield within sprigs on its obverse, but features an olive branch on its reverse: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-94&desc=Malta%20km94%202%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2094[/URL] Malta's 2 Eurocent has the same designs as the 1 Eurocent:. Only change is the denomination: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-126&desc=Malta%20km126%202%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20126[/URL] Malta's pre-Euro 5 Cent is an octagon shaped 20mm copper-nickel coin bearing the same crowned shield within sprigs as the 1 Cent coin on its obverse, but presents a fresh water crab with all legs extended on its reverse. [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-95&desc=Malta%20km95%205%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2095[/URL] The 5 Eurocent has the same features as the 1 Eurocent and 2 Eurocent: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-127&desc=Malta%20km127%205%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20127[/URL] Malta's pre-Euro 10 Cents is a Copper-nickel 22mm coin bearing the crowned shield within sprigs just like Malta's pre-Euro 1,2,5 and10 Cent coins, but sports a dolphin fish on the reverse: [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-96&desc=Malta%20km96%2010%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2096[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The 10 Euro Cents features the Malta Coat of Arms on its obverse and the common Euro design on the reverse:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-128&desc=Malta%20km128%2010%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20128[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Malta issued a preEuro copper-nickel 25mm 25 Cent coin bearing the crowned shield within sprigs on the obverse and a ghirlanda flower in bloom on its reverse:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-97&desc=Malta%20km97%2025%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2097[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Its 2008 equivalent Euro Coin is not a 25 Cent coin but a 20 Eurocent coin with the same designs on both sides as the 10 Eurocent coin:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-129&desc=Malta%20km129%2020%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20129[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Malta's 50 Cent coin is a 26.9mm copper-nickel coin, with an obverse bearing the regular crowned shild within sprigs as the previous pre-Euro issues. Its reverse design is of a blooming tuliera plant:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/117-98&desc=Malta%20km98%2050%20Cents%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2098[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Malta's 50 Eurocents coin has the same designs obverse and reverse ast the 10 and 20 Eurocents:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-130&desc=Malta%20km130%2050%20Euro%20Cents%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20130[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Malta's next coin is a 30mm nickel coin w/crowned shield in sprigs on obverse and a merril bird on its reverse:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img14/117-99&desc=Malta%20km99%201%20Lira%20(1991%2B)&query=Malta%20km%2099[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Malta's 1 Euro coin has the common Euro design on the reverse, but its obverse features a Maltese Cross:[/FONT] [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img16/117-131&desc=Malta%20km131%201%20Euro%20(2008)&query=Malta%20km%20131[/URL] [FONT=Arial]Wasn't that better than doodling in your spare time?[/FONT] Clinker[/QUOTE]
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