Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Malta 2017 : UNESCO World Heritage Site: Maltese prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim

Issuing country : Malta

Subject of commemoration : UNESCO World Heritage Site: Maltese prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim

Description of the design : The coin depicts the prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim. At the top right the inscriptions ‘HAGAR QIM’, ‘TEMPLES’ and the years ‘3600-3200 BC’ one under the other. At the bottom left the name of the country of issuance ‘MALTA’ and underneath the year of issuance ‘2017’. At the bottom right the initials ‘NGB’ of the artist Noel Galea Bason.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued :

Date of issue : June/July 2017



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