2009 Coinage
| Castellania | ||||
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| Designer: Unknown | Mint: Royal Dutch Mint | |||
| Face Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | Quantity: 15,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 22 June 2009 | Diameter: 38.61 mm (1.52 in) | Weight: 28.28 g (1.00 oz; 0.91 ozt) | Issue price: €38
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| Castellania | ||||
| Designer: Unknown | Mint: Royal Dutch Mint | |||
| Face Value: €50 | Alloy: Au 916 (Gold) | Quantity: 3,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 22 June 2009 | Diameter: 21 mm (0.83 in) | Weight: 6.5 g (0.23 oz; 0.21 ozt) | Issue price: €200
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Architecturally, the Castellania is one of the most striking buildings in Merchants Street in Valletta. The present building is the result of a reconstruction, started in 1748 by Grand Master Emanuel Pinto, a fact ostentatiously evidenced by the eighteen crescents (sixteen around the doorway and two on the door) symbolically shown on the ornate central element of the façade, the crescent being a heraldic component of that Portuguese Grand Master’s coat-of-arms. The Castellania served to house the Civil and Criminal Tribunals of the Order and also provided accommodation for the Castellano. Since 1895 this building has housed the Medical and Public Health Head Office. The obverse of the coins shows the Emblem of Malta with the year of issue 2009. The reverse depicts the Castellania. The 'Europa Star', which is the official logo of the programme, is also shown on the reverse side of the coins. |
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